Place: Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Macungie, PA
Ridden: November 2013
This ride was at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, PA. Being that it is a resort, there is a hotel, along with the trail system, frisbee golf, a pond, and skiing in the winter. It was the venue for the 2013 Mountain Bike National Championships, and will be hosting this event again in 2014. No Jess for this ride, just Joël and some friends. Clifford had a new friend named Lucy for this ride.
The hiking/ mountain bike trail system at Bear Creek is a perimeter loop of the ski resort and is approximately 7 miles. There are some alternate trail options. If all of them are taken, there is about 10 miles of trail. Don't be fooled by the length of the trails even after the trails were "dumbed down" for Nationals, this is still some of the most technical/challenging riding the Lehigh Valley has to offer.
After the ride some people have been known to take a dip in the pond to cool off (but beware, goose poop is plentiful). There are also a few restaurants in the hotel that have great post-ride food and beverages.
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