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Reviews 1 - 5 (5 Reviews Total)
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Review Date
October 2, 2006 Overall Rating
 1 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5
Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Once a year
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Reviewed by: thedroy
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Cross Country Rider Summary:
Please look at the dates of the reviews for most of the trails in South Dakota. L&C is a perfect example of out dated reviews. By far the worst place to ride in the Siouxland area. All of the trails are at least wide enough to drive a 4 wheeler through or two really fat horses, which is what primarily uses these trails. The trails have been maintained in such a way that only horses can get through some of the climbs. They apparently took a bulldozer through all of the trails, then went through and put a consistent 2" layer of a gravel/ground asphalt mixture down on the climbs. I'm a decent climber, but I spin for thirty seconds and move three feet forward, not enjoyable. Brings tears to my ears, because the trails are very scenic and the topography has potential to be the great trails that it sounds like they were at one time.
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Review Date
June 1, 2005 Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5
Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once
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Reviewed by: mattb
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Weekend Warrior Summary:
As the previous reviewer stated, it is essentially the equivalent of a gravel road. But worse, all the decent climbs have been very rutted by horses. I guess you could ride the flat parts.
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Review Date
October 7, 2003 Overall Rating
1 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
3 of 5
Technical Difficulty
 1 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Every few months
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Reviewed by: David
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Cross Country Rider Summary:
Very Sad!!! The park service is turning the "main trail" into a dirt road, and restricted the "short trail" to hikers only.
This fall they scraped and plowed the main trail into a jeep-trail width road of deep sand. Next they plan to mix asphalt in with the sand to "stabilize" the base. When they are done, they will have a dirt road that's wide and smooth enough for park maintenance vehicles to use--as well as cyclists. Bye-bye singletrack.
The park service seems sincere in their belief that most cyclists prefer a dirt road to single track. Recommended Route:
Single track trails in eastern South Dakota should be put on the endangered species list. I guess the main trail will still be there, and it will still have great views and tough hills.
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Review Date
July 21, 2003 Overall Rating
 3 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
4 of 5
Technical Difficulty
3 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Once a month
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Reviewed by: CS
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Downhiller
, from Yankton Summary:
Up and down. Only bad thing is horses can ride on it to, and they tear it appart.
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Review Date
August 12, 1999 Overall Rating
3 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Once a month
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Reviewed by: ERic A
, from sioux falls Summary:
It's either up or down , with a variety of sandy spots and hardpack to gravel , trails offer great views of the Missouri River and theres a Lagoon at the end of the trail if you can find the trail going to it .
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