Windy Ridge is great. Such an awesome addition to the - not just community, but to the region. Awesome drone work. I often thought about hiring a drone pilot to come out for rides where it makes sense. Great riding!
Couldn't agree more, bike park sized jumps to practice on without having to get out to Bryce/blue/creek. Drone work was all my buddy Matt. I linked his IG on a pinned comment here, if you wanted to reach out! Drone content is so 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽
Awesome video @splooshmtb! So glad that you and others in the mountain biking community are discovering Windy Ridge Trails and having a great experience. It’s been a collaborative effort between us MORE trail liaisons, volunteers, the Town of Mount Airy, and of course Greenstone Trailcraft.
Great overview! I frequently ride Little Bennett, Patapsco, Schaeffer, Michaux, etc. but saw this intriguing network of trails recently while walking my Shepweiler along Windy Ridge in East West Park and returned with my Remedy 8 to give them a try. Wow, super fun! Pony Express provides access to the concentric EpiBERMis and Zah Zah Zaaaah downhill loops (marked as one-way), which are a great warm-up (and wind-down). Winnie's Walk then leads to Exes and Hoes which climbs to concentric Twisty Britches, BLEVE, and IDLH downhill loops (marked as one-way), each with big berms and jumps that rejoin X&H for another round. When finished, continue along X&H to Diesel Weasel for a fun singletrack return to Pony Express. Well done! BLEVE is my favorite, at least until I build enough courage to run IDLH properly...
Great video, this place looks awesome. It is definitely going on my short list of places to visit once the rain gives us a break. Thanks for posting the links, too. I didn't know Maryland had so many fun spots to ride until I came across your channel.
Thank you! Yeah we've had a very wet series of weeks here but definitely get out there when it's good. I try to always add the location links when they're public trails. Thanks for watching bud!
You guys crushed it! Drone shots were money too. Absolutely love the edit Zane. Who was the rider in front of you in the grey shirt? He had some awesome skills.
Agree! As the official trail liaisons for this system, my husband and I are working on all the signs, which will include an emphasis on bikes only for these downhill lines.
@@kristenellis6606 Thank you! I am happy to report zero evidence of horses found recently on any of these trails. Have you considered marking Winnie's Walk and Diesel Weasel as one way (in opposite directions)? Encountering another MTB on either one could be problematic!
Yooooo leave some bandwidth for the rest of us, that intro was something from a Stephen Spielberg movie. I’ll like 4th or 5th the “drone shots were awesome” comment Edit: I don’t think any of those are 30’ like you said, but we know what ya mean 😜
@mrupholsteryman these are better in my opinion, but not in every aspect. Rivers edge has better small/ medium jumps and blue lines. When it comes to BIG black line jumps, windy ridge takes the cake.
@splooshmtb thanks for the quick response! I am pretty busy...but was at River's Edge once a couple years ago and had a blast! The uphill at the end of every line was a killer. Windy Ridge looked a bit rocky in places. As far as gravely terrain. Gotta get some time to check the place out. Thanks for sharing!
@mrupholsteryman no problem dude, it's an amazing place for jump progression but yeah it's got some shaley rock terrain to hold up to weather a bit more
You can definitely get a ton of laps in on the green and blue lines that were shown early in the video! Everything after that I would say is a little advanced.
@markfournette2483 I think this one's a bit better, in my opinion. If you're comfortable on black rated jump lines this one can be way more fun. If you're more of a blue jumper, rivers edge may be the better call!
Greenstone Trailcraft did the overall trail design a few years back with my husband and I, who are the official trail liaisons with MORE. We have been pulling together volunteer crews for three years to build the multi-use trails. Still a little more work to do and we’re getting close to finishing up with the signs that will go throughout the park. In the meantime, Greenstone came back to do the jump lines this winter and knocked it out of the park!
@khap60 there's actually a lot of regards for the environment on these kinds of builds. These are professionally built and cleared through many departments with regards to native wildlife and plant life. These don't come up overnight, this is many years in planning to get things right.
Huge thanks to our drone pilot who made these beautiful shots possible: instagram.com/matt._.boyer/?hl=en
Go show him some love!
Video turned out dope. It was awesome chatting with you on the trails that day.
@DanterA30 heck yeah Dan, glad you got to see it! Thanks for all the Intel that day, you've really got something special here.
Windy Ridge is great. Such an awesome addition to the - not just community, but to the region. Awesome drone work. I often thought about hiring a drone pilot to come out for rides where it makes sense. Great riding!
Couldn't agree more, bike park sized jumps to practice on without having to get out to Bryce/blue/creek.
Drone work was all my buddy Matt. I linked his IG on a pinned comment here, if you wanted to reach out! Drone content is so 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽
Man looks like a lot of fun man good video
@jt_mtb1 thanks Jesse, it's very fun definitely check it out.
Glad I found your TH-cam channel. As an older MTBer, your charismatic videos really encourage me to get out there and try new things
@gloriousjones7602 hey thanks bud, I really appreciate that. This is a beautiful sport at every age so I'm glad to hear you're still getting after it!
Awesome content! Trails look like a blast! Drone was super cool! Good flying!!
Thanks Dan, our drone guy was locked in for sure!
Awesome video @splooshmtb! So glad that you and others in the mountain biking community are discovering Windy Ridge Trails and having a great experience. It’s been a collaborative effort between us MORE trail liaisons, volunteers, the Town of Mount Airy, and of course Greenstone Trailcraft.
Thanks for all you've done for these trails, Kristen! I know a lot of us are very grateful for these trails.
Great overview! I frequently ride Little Bennett, Patapsco, Schaeffer, Michaux, etc. but saw this intriguing network of trails recently while walking my Shepweiler along Windy Ridge in East West Park and returned with my Remedy 8 to give them a try. Wow, super fun! Pony Express provides access to the concentric EpiBERMis and Zah Zah Zaaaah downhill loops (marked as one-way), which are a great warm-up (and wind-down). Winnie's Walk then leads to Exes and Hoes which climbs to concentric Twisty Britches, BLEVE, and IDLH downhill loops (marked as one-way), each with big berms and jumps that rejoin X&H for another round. When finished, continue along X&H to Diesel Weasel for a fun singletrack return to Pony Express. Well done! BLEVE is my favorite, at least until I build enough courage to run IDLH properly...
@bjmsamrlm thanks! The trails are great, glad to hear you're enjoying them!
Great video, this place looks awesome. It is definitely going on my short list of places to visit once the rain gives us a break. Thanks for posting the links, too. I didn't know Maryland had so many fun spots to ride until I came across your channel.
Thank you! Yeah we've had a very wet series of weeks here but definitely get out there when it's good. I try to always add the location links when they're public trails. Thanks for watching bud!
Dude! That intro was hype and the drone footy was sick as well! We gotta check this place out. 🤙
Haha thanks homie, let me know which weekend you're going this place riiiips, and I'll be going a lot.
@@splooshmtb I will! 👍👍
You guys crushed it! Drone shots were money too. Absolutely love the edit Zane. Who was the rider in front of you in the grey shirt? He had some awesome skills.
Thanks Sage! That's my boy Logan. He's an absolute ripper and usually leads in our park laps🤙🏽 we let the young and healthy show us how it's done😂
0:15 "more air miles than a Boeing" Just glad none of the jumps blew your doors off ;)
LOOOOL this comment is exactly why I used that line. They're air miles, but no one guaranteed safety😂
Looks like a fun place to ride
@@theshedMTB most definitely is!
I live 15min from Windy Ridge. I really gotta get up there and check it out.
You really do, if you like jumps, definitely check it out!
Awesome jump lines. Just someone tell the horses to stop pooping in the middle of the jump landings😂
Dude😭 the equestrians better stay off the jumps at least like come on
Agree! As the official trail liaisons for this system, my husband and I are working on all the signs, which will include an emphasis on bikes only for these downhill lines.
@@kristenellis6606 Thank you! I am happy to report zero evidence of horses found recently on any of these trails. Have you considered marking Winnie's Walk and Diesel Weasel as one way (in opposite directions)? Encountering another MTB on either one could be problematic!
Yooooo leave some bandwidth for the rest of us, that intro was something from a Stephen Spielberg movie. I’ll like 4th or 5th the “drone shots were awesome” comment
Edit: I don’t think any of those are 30’ like you said, but we know what ya mean 😜
Hah thanks dude, appreciate it🤙🏽. Sooo stoked on the drone shots!
Hah yeah they're not quite Hooch size but no doubt biggest pedal-up jumps we've got!
@@splooshmtb no doubt on the pedal up jumps, it’s great to see something nicely sized /big outside of a bike park for sure!
How would you compare this with the trails at River's Edge?
@mrupholsteryman these are better in my opinion, but not in every aspect. Rivers edge has better small/ medium jumps and blue lines. When it comes to BIG black line jumps, windy ridge takes the cake.
@splooshmtb thanks for the quick response! I am pretty busy...but was at River's Edge once a couple years ago and had a blast! The uphill at the end of every line was a killer.
Windy Ridge looked a bit rocky in places. As far as gravely terrain. Gotta get some time to check the place out. Thanks for sharing!
@mrupholsteryman no problem dude, it's an amazing place for jump progression but yeah it's got some shaley rock terrain to hold up to weather a bit more
@@splooshmtb I shared this video with a couple of my occasional riding buds.
@mrupholsteryman I appreciate it dude🤘🏽glad you enjoyed it.
This is sick! Would you recommend this trail for beginners?
You can definitely get a ton of laps in on the green and blue lines that were shown early in the video! Everything after that I would say is a little advanced.
How does this compare to the River's Edge bike park?
@markfournette2483 I think this one's a bit better, in my opinion. If you're comfortable on black rated jump lines this one can be way more fun. If you're more of a blue jumper, rivers edge may be the better call!
Where do u park what did u put in on GPS
@stevenkilleen8149 windy ridge park on Google maps takes you right to the parking!
So who built and who is mantaining it? It would be nice if the Deep Creek resort but in a bike lift and ran trails in the summer.
Greenstone Trailcraft did the overall trail design a few years back with my husband and I, who are the official trail liaisons with MORE. We have been pulling together volunteer crews for three years to build the multi-use trails. Still a little more work to do and we’re getting close to finishing up with the signs that will go throughout the park. In the meantime, Greenstone came back to do the jump lines this winter and knocked it out of the park!
@@kristenellis6606 thx
@@kristenellis6606. Curious how the process with utility row went. Definitely an excellent secondary use🎉
@@kristenellis6606 It really is super well done, and I am fortunate to live so close. Thank you!
how is the climb trail back up?
Honestly, it's cake. Very gradual, just drop the gears and cruise up.
Great filming and editing! Drone shots were awesome.
Thanks dude, our drone guy was cruisin for sure 🛫🛫
How would you compare this to Bacon Ridge?
Better, way better!
Where is this place at?
@davidacosta6510 hey David, location details will always be in the video description for my videos! But this is in Mt airy, MD
@@splooshmtbthanks I just checked all the way down description but it takes me to a different state park somehow
@davidacosta6510 hmm that's odd- I just checked the trail forks link, looks to be good. Easier solution just GPS windy ridge park🤘🏽
Drone footage was a nice touch!
Thanks bud!
Dude you got like 3ft of air that time
@@Stevesbe 😂😂
no regards for erosion etc. Destruction of environment for a few clicks and a few minutes of excitement. SAD!
@khap60 there's actually a lot of regards for the environment on these kinds of builds. These are professionally built and cleared through many departments with regards to native wildlife and plant life. These don't come up overnight, this is many years in planning to get things right.
@@splooshmtb so I am wrong. I appreciate the correction.
@khap60 no problem at all! Hope you're able to enjoy it.