Mountain bikers will be able to enjoy even more new singletrack trail in 2010 as Brown County State Park's mountain bike trail system continues to grow.The new trail is being built by Spectrum Trail Designs. Spectrum is the same professional trail building company that designed and created the Walnut Trail, Limekiln Trail, Pine Loop and Schooner Trace Trail in Brown County State Park. Construction has already begun on a new loop that will be located west of the existing North Tower Loop (see trail map). Construction could be complete in the spring of 2010 if weather and trail building conditions are favorable this winter. The loop will be a beginner level trail of 3-5 miles in length that will have connecting intersections on North Tower Loop and Aynes Loop. The trail will be constructed by machine and finished by hand. It will have a similar flow as the very popular Limekiln Trail, but it will utilize more elevation change and be more remote from the main trailheads. It will feature open, grassy slopes with mature trees and some valleys and overlooks. Beginners will love the slightly wider trail tread, gentle slopes and stunning views. Advanced riders will enjoy long sight-lines and the signature Brown County "flow".
The project is being overseen and run by the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association, and it is being funded with money from the $250,000 State Trails Grant that the HMBA received in 2008. The State Trails Grant has also built new trails at O'Bannon Woods State Park, Harmonie State Park and Versailles State Park. When complete, the new trail will push the Brown County State Park mountain bike trail system to over 25 miles in length.
Since trail construction started in 2004, the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association has partnered with the Indiana DNR to make Brown County the Midwest's premiere mountain bike destination.
