Mountain Biking!

Mountain Biking is our favorite NEK activity - the Kingdom Trails of East Burke were recently rated the "Best Mountain Bike Trail Network in North America" by Bike Magazine and the "Best Mountain Biking in the US" by Dirt Rag. Our house is literally ON the trail system, and we ride the trails all the time. The trails - over 100 miles of singletrack - are maintained by a local organization and many of our friends are employed by the Kingdom Trails Association.  They publish a trails map annually and it's extremely comprehensive - even the most out of town visitor should be able to find their way on a great ride!

Rentals: Bikes can be rented at East Burke Sports or at the base area of Burke Mountain. Kids bikes can be rented for as little as $15/half day, and adult bikes start at $20/half day. Definitely get out on the trails!

One of our favorite quick loops is to ride Parr's Yard to the Toll Road, cut across on Camptown, ride up the access road past the Mid-Burke Lodge up to the Sherburne Chair and down Jester, Enchanted Forest or Knight Slayer. Then we can ride back up to our house on Mountain Road - the whole loop takes about 30-45 minutes and covers a bit of everything the Kingdom Trails have to offer! This photo was taken at the bottom of Jester on one of our after-work rides this summer.

UPDATE:
To all our mountain bike friends, a great coincidence and excellent excuse for turning our wedding into a bike happy vacation!

And here's the website with some more info - so fun!

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