MikeyG Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Heading there to camp this weekend with the family and we’re taking the bikes. Hopefully the trails will open back up by then. I know there’s a 3, 8, and 12 mile trail. Anyone been? What type of trails? Rocky? Flow-ie? Technical? Thanks for your input! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I was there a couple of years ago. Not much in DFW is technical compared to Austin., and Cedar Hill is no exception. Expect easy to follow mostly buff and fairly easy trails. Maybe a few steep sections. As I recall the hardest bit was a short climb at the start. Definitely nothing as hard as the hardest parts of Walnut like Endo or the Windy climb. Still a fun joint. Big Cedar is just a couple of miles north and more of the same. I think they have odd hours on Sunday though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyG Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Thanks for the info!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I lived in Dallas 15+ yrs ago. Cedar Hill was on the other side of town from where we lived but I made it down there occasionally. It has a little bit more trail (distance) that the other places I rode and thus you could get better 'steady pedaling'. It was pretty smooth rolling singltrack which had loops near Joe Pool Lake. It was scenic (by Dallas standards) and I enjoyed it plenty. But I'm certain it wouldn't be your preferred stuff for a daily diet. Later, CJB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyG Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Cool- so sounds like my kids (above average skill) can handle it and will have fun. I just wanted to make sure it wasn’t city park or quarter notch- like. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, MikeyG said: I just wanted to make sure it wasn’t city park or quarter notch- like. Not a lot of danger of that in DFW! Edited January 13, 2021 by Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyG Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 Not a lot of danger of than in DFW!Is the park in a sketchy area? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 59 minutes ago, MikeyG said: Is the park in a sketchy area? Oh hell no. It's a nice lake-side joint. Maybe my type-o was confusing. Fix'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 It's in a church property right? I remember doing a TMBRA XC race there and they didn't race on Sunday IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyG Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 Oh hell no. It's a nice lake-side joint. Maybe my type-o was confusing. Fix'd.No worries- I coulda miss-read it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 It's in a church property right? I remember doing a TMBRA XC race there and they didn't race on Sunday IIRC.Big Cedar and Boulder are on/share church property. Cedar Hill is a state park. Of all the trails in Dallas it actually has some...some elevation change. The trail is as described above, fine. If you’re in the area though, hit Big Cedar or head straight to the Northshore of Lake Grapevine. The Northshore trails were my favorite trails when I lived there (back in 08). Fun, with some techy bits (minor tech) and plenty of mileage. I also enjoyed Oak Cliff Nature Preserve, but it is fully “in da hood”. It’s about as close to feeling like Walnut as you can get up there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Cedar Hill I always describe the trail as kitty litter. Seems every time I went it was super dry and the clay crumbles to the consistency of kitty litter on all the ups/downs. Wife used to go visit a friend not far from there and if I got drug along I would do a lap or two for shits and giggles. Haven't been since they moved a decade ago. Like Cody, I just considered it a place to go turn some miles, nothing technical, and if I remember correctly pretty open with lots of mesquites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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