What's the preferred loop?
- Thread starter Tony13
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1TrackMind
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I don’t consider myself a SL expert, so this may not be the most recommended loop, but I ride this system fairly frequently, my usual loop is below, sometimes I will go up pipeline and take the river bed connector (in the red line), if your feeling strong and it’s not wet, you csn do chunky monkey. Instead of boulderama you can take the center connector (other red line), that, in my opinion is one of the best downhill runs around.
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Nah. That's what Sourland feels like in every direction.
Tony13
Active Member
The brutality is real.
That's basically it. Can add some variations around Roaring Rocks area and I prefer climbing "C Trail Climb" instead of "Outer Trail". Should have come to our Group Ride Friday! I'll try to schedule another.
I miss @J-Dro !
more than once..."How did you get up there?"
Maybe we can get @phillychris498 and @THATmanMANNY to entertain us.
more than once..."How did you get up there?"
Maybe we can get @phillychris498 and @THATmanMANNY to entertain us.
Rented Mule
Member
I like a clockwise loop, there are a few climb options to mix it up, once up top, the ridge trail out and back is cool. Lots of different ways down from the top depending how rowdy you want it.
Tony13
Active Member
Man, I've ridden alot of places and this place kicked my ass, big time. The rocks are brutal!
robcleary
Well-Known Member
Sourlands makes Ringwood look like a flow trail by comparison 😄
JonDC89
New Member
I love this trail but I don't think I've figured what works yet. I have a long travel enduro bike which is nice when riding pipeline up and any of the trails down I just can't do the other trails up. I have a hard tail and it's alot easier going up but not as fun going down. Got a bruised knee today. Hardest 6 miles I've done in a few months hahaha.
THATmanMANNY
Well-Known Member
Nah, I’m rusty. Haven’t been to SL to ride since I dunno. Do need to go after I repair my seized ish rear hub from the mooch ride. It’s Too hot. Too sweaty. Too MOIST. I was shopping for a OG free ride bike just for SL hucks again. That was my prime and that’s what I enjoy most about mtb.
What’s up with the lower left trail closure?
What’s up with the lower left trail closure?
closed temporarily for "restoration". It's a Ranger experiment with no timeline though.
phillychris498
Well-Known Member
I’m flattered!
I’ve been off the mountain bike for a couple months now trying to figure out and rehab a chronic neck/nerve thing, so I would not be able to be the highlight of a Sourlands ride for a while at least.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Came here to say this. If you could actually ride your bike up whatever hill you chose, that was the easy way 😂
Turbotrix
Well-Known Member
I do love Sourland and it's my go-to trail when I'm in NJ. I always ride from the lot straight up to and across the bridge. I take the outer trail up and hit Montezuma, Chunky Monkey or one of the other small trails so I can get to where Montezuma meets the end of the Boulderama trail. From there, it's a bomb down the C trail all the way back to the bridge and then to the parking lot. It's super rocky and unfriendly but it's like a puzzle that needs to be solved. I really enjoy that kind of riding. I find that it's not as crowded as the Boulderama side but you'll more than like encounter some foot traffic. Theres a reason the Strava segment is called "Dodging Hikerz".
