teabagger11
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I forgot about promton been a while since I've been there though
mountain biking near Scranton PA
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teabagger11
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Best I can do if you want a mt top tour and I'm off that day(I have days off during the week) I can accommodate lmk
Went up last summer, you definitely need to be fit for prompton, The climbs are earned even on the ebike. Probably poor navigation, but truth is we were looking for them. Definitely a Park you want to hit when dry.
mtn
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I advise against going to Prompton for the trails unless you want to end up in the lyme thread. There are a few trails where overgrowth is minimal but for any decent loops, it's horrible. I went yesterday to do the full lake loop and ended up skipping the whole west side due to being overgrown and hopped on the road instead. Rode like 1/4 mile south on the east side and said nope. Turned around and did a 7ish mile road ride that day. It is nice in the winter though and disc golf is nicely maintained.
Couple for ya…
Short but a good sampling of the goods
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Bigger loop including Snappers
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Robin
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@mattybfat I love Moon Lake - there is primitive camping there (no hook up) right off the trails.
This is good news, I am getting better at the boondocking after a few music fest. Just picked up ecoflow solar battery plus a parallel battery setup. Set me up with a route for moon lake.
Aside from LSP and Merli there are a few others in the hills around Scranton. Eales is fantastic. Moscow is ok but only worth a trip if you happen to be nearby and can’t get to the others. Hubbard I’ve not tried yet but looks very climby.
teabagger11
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Snappers 0 and 1 were in the burn area trail is open and it is surreal to ride through kinda eerie
teabagger11
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You can't get lost at moon it is small but a lot of trailgo right go left you always end up back at the lake or parking areas
Can give you a tour there too
teabagger11
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Hubbard is not an easy ride
teabagger11
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There is 1 or 2 places Hubbard being 1 of them nobody was riding there for a few years then a local legend opened the trails back up 2 yrs ago or so but not many people go because the juice ain't worth the squeeze
Yep they did that at Eales a few years ago and it was weird at first. Now it’s amazing.
02camaro
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i enjoyed hubbard and moon trail riding, i did a gravel ride at pinchot and that was pretty amazing as well.
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still want to try moosic, Lackawanna SP and dick and nancys
Hubbard in the fog. - Nick R's 6.6 mi mountain bike ride
Nick R rode 6.6 mi on May 2, 2022.
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I love PA. Gravel delight. - Nick R's 20.9 mi bike ride
What a great way to end the weekend
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Morning Ride - Nick R's 9.0 mi mountain bike ride
Nick R rode 9.0 mi on Oct 18, 2019.
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still want to try moosic, Lackawanna SP and dick and nancys
robcleary
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Merli's incredible. I had a college friend living in Carbondale for a bit and we'd always hit Merli when I came to visit. The climbs can be some work but the tech is soooooo good.
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VanDbtRiver
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Glad someone resurrected this thread, I’ll be trying to find some singletrack in that area over the weekend. LSP and Moon lake could potentially happen. I will likely check out Maple Tract Preserve or grav in Giff Pinchot as a fall back. Anyone here put in any miles at Promised Land?
Maple Tract is very tight singletrack in most places and frankly too overgrown to be worthwhile. I came out of there with a bunch of ticks to boot. Shame, since with a little trimming it could be fun. Promised land is excellent for fatbiking in the snow since they groom the trails for snowmobiles, but the trails are pretty wide so I assume they are more like fireroads in the summer.