Review Date
March 24, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: captainmonroe ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Being a cross country racer and rider for twenty years, finding Chamna Preserve aka Acme Trail, was a very pleasant surprise. If you like downhilling, try State Patrol, which is pretty fun. If you like seeing animals, having nice singletrack with trees, ride here.  Great area to build up your stamina and speed for training, fast turning for your handling skills. There are canal drops, dips, off-cambers as well as great straight aways to get to your next section.  You can also leave the parking lot, ride along the river, go across the paved trail, and railroad, towards the columbia river, follow the rivers edge, go under the Richland bridge, and stop at Anthonys restaurant for food and beer before heading back.  Oh yeah, the night riding on this trail network is awesome!

Recommended Route:
From the parking lot, go in three different directions.  Go across the bridge to the other side of the river, ride along the canal to find challenging obstacle trails.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
State Patrol, Badger Mountain, Finley Hills

Review Date
August 28, 2005

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 1 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: Caleb ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This is one of the few areas in Tri-Cities without goatheads, so it automatically makes the short list of places to ride. That being said, I wouldn't bother going there unless you live close by. If you've gotta drive you may as well go to State Patrol. These trails don't lend themselves all that well to riding, but like the lister said, they do have a few (less than 10) interesting parts. I must disagree, however, a 12 foot downgrade along the bank of a levy doesn't constitute downhill to me, and that's the only thing out there that isn't totally flat.

Recommended Route:
I think it's pretty self explanatory since there's so little to ride. Just be careful by the river cause you can end up in a swamp pretty quickly.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
State Patrol is the one place in Tri-Cities that is worth riding regularly. It's far better than anything else in the area, and probably one of the best rides on the east side of the state. Check it out.