The trail layout got a substantial reroute two years ago. To answer your question first, the tight sections have been widened. Portions of the trail as depicted in the video are also now ridden in the opposite direction, and the bridge across the swamp has been eliminated.

Thanks for the info. We'll have to check out the bigger falls.

When you enter into the park, you'll drive past the mountain biking trailhead. The next left will take you to a lot near the pond. There are two other lots not far down the road that are across from one another. The lot on the left provides access to a picnic area and open area. The lot on the right is a trailhead for a hiking only trail. The main road dead ends into a lot near the old farmhouse. That's where the garden, stone archway, wishing well, and access to more hiking only trailheads are.

Gotta show the bloopers first!

MoMBA. It's got more variety.

I'm excited to go back sometime and start at Grouse Mountain!

It was filmed the first week of May on Sunday evening. We actually lucked out that it wasn't too crowded.

Not really

But it’s a good trail

It was one of our favorites during our last trip out west. We hope to ride it again. Wish we had time to ride some of the other trails in the area. Any suggestions?

@@NortheastOhioHikesandBikes there's some trails that start at the foot near the town of Big Horn (11 miles southwest of Sheridan) and they are fucking hard. It's almost straight up and downright intimidating. You go up 75% grades the whole way, around 8,500 feet from the start. The plus is that once you get up there, there isn't many hills and it's a beautiful ride. You have not seen true beauty until you've been in the very depths of the forest in the cloud peak wilderness. It's 1000% worth it and such an amazing ride, it's really a bucket list thing that I would do again a thousand times over. Getting back down can be tricky though. You have a couple options going down. You can join onto the state freeway and go down 40% grades to the town of Dayton or go all the way across the bighorns to greybull. The trails going back to bighorn are near impossible to ride down due to their insane grades which never flatten out for the entire 8500, constant switchbacks, and the same conditions as the clear creek ride but at insane speed. Only bike down our mountains if you can ride 60 mph over a washed out dirt road on a road bike without speed or danger even slightly popping into your mind, and with no accidents. You could also go on some other trails to back over near buffalo and go down crazy woman canyon or clear creek canyon like you did here. That would be the best option, especially if you pack a lot of gear.

@@lsbigworld6672 Thanks for the info. The ride near Big Horn township sounds like doozy!

It's definitely an underrated area. Thanks for the comment!

lol, no, they weren't idiots. The loop wasn't complete at that time, so it had to be ridden as an out and back.

Is there salamder ?

Hope you liked it! It is a beautiful spot!

It's definitely tough. The climbs are no joke!

Yeah, the skies were active that day!

There are multiple loops, ranging from 5 to 8 minutes.

I actually haven't ridden at Royalview since trail crews started work on the changes, so can't comment on that. I'm glad I took this video, though, for the sake of comparison and posterity. I've also got video of the red trail, just haven't had much time to edit.

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As far back as I can remember, that section of trail hasn't had any markers indicating a route that hikers must take, so people climb around on them. A rock scramble won't cause erosion, as there's no loose sediment to erode. Additionally, the well preserved carvings in the rock by 19th & early 20th century visitors is good indication that the rock is pretty resilient.

Thanks. Very true what you said about not wanting to leave. It's peacefulness is inviting.

No Glen Helen has hiking trails only. However, there is a nice mountain bike trail at John Bryan State Park, which is just a drive of a few minutes from Glen Helen.

I can't say, as I haven't fished in that spot. I see people fishing there regularly when I visit (a few times a year, usually during warmer months).

It's my favourite part of the BT in the CVNP, too!

It’s a real ball buster though....the creek section south of Columbia is amazingly beautiful and untouched

There are several hiking trails. Some are shared with equestrians and mountain bikers. The hiking trails featured in this video are accessible from the village or the nature center. There are also trails on the other side of the creek and near the campground, notably Overlook, Vondergreen, Salamander, Dogwood, and Pine Ridge. I hope you get out to enjoy those trails soon. They offer a lot of beauty and some are a fun challenge!

Definitely. Looking forward to visiting again sometime.

We'll have to look for it the next time we're there.