Connecticut Rocks! Hemlock Hills to Seth Low - Mountain Bike CT - Just Ride Ep. 30
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Four parks in one ride! In true Connecticut form this ride had everything from big rocks to techy gardens. But be prepared to work hard on your MTB because they make you earn every feature. Starting from Hemlock Hills and Bennett’s Pond we used Lebowitz-Knapp Preserve to reach Seth Low in Pierrepont State Park. Check out the “Trail Details” below to learn more.
Want more? Check out the extended cut I made for my Patreon members (link below). It tells a more complete story and includes a few more features and trails I left out of this version.
Hemlock Hills to Seth Low Extended Cut
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TRAIL DETAIL:
Hemlock Hills, which is also known as Bennett’s Pond, is full of big rock rolls and technical rock gardens that were a lot of fun to play on. But they make you earn that with several punchy climbs throughout. It’s also a little bit of a spaghetti maze of trails, especially at the start, so have your Trailforks ready. But we all really enjoyed this network of trails.
Lebowitz-Knapp Preserve was not that great on the way to Seth Low with some big climbs and boring bits. However, coming down the Yellow East Loop on the way back was fast and exciting.
Seth Low had its own unique flavor. Once you get to the top of the first climb you are greeted with an epic slab that was a lot of fun to session. In fact, there were lots of trail side features to play on throughout so keep your eyes peeled.
ROUTE SUGGESTIONS:
My biggest complaint was all the road, double track and boring bits needed to connect Hemlock Hills to Seth Low. If I were doing this again, I would focus on Hemlock Hills and Bennett’s Pond being its own ride. And treating Seth Low the same way.
Of course, if you are looking for extra miles then the route we took might be your cup of tea. The only suggestion I would make is, find an alternative to the Blue Trail South which was a 250 foot hike a bike. Perhaps the New Green Climb a little farther down the trail would have been a better option. Regardless I left my Strava and Trailforks down below so you can get an idea for mileage and elevation.
Strava: / strava
Trailforks: www.trailforks.com/ridelog/vi...
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Fitzgerald Field parking lot
10 S Shore Dr, Ridgefield, CT 06877
Bennetts Pond / Hemlock Hills
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Seth Low and Lebowitz-Knapp
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Trail Advocate:
FC Nemba (Fairfield County New England Mountain Bike Association)
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Featured riders: Dan @the_ride_abides, Stick @stephenstoccardo, and Chris Garland
Wordpress: trail-sage.com/2023/12/20/hem...
Footage notes: All footage was taken at Hemlock Hills/Bennett’s Pond, Lebowitz-Knapp Preserve, and Seth Low in Pierrepont State Park, located in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Featured Bike: Ibis Mojo 3
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Table of Contents
00:00 Intro / Start of the ride
00:59 Out of Nowhere
02:42 White Trail to Up Chuck
04:13 Ledges Trail to Red Connector
07:29 Blue Trail to Red Trail
08:22 Blue (Seth Low)
09:55 “Old Road” (Red) Trail
11:44 Conclusion
13:53 Bloopers
Amazing video Sage. I love this trails, and I wish some day I can ride it also. Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for sharing it with us.
OMG Luis you would absolutely love this place. I was thinking about you on those tough climbs and it gave me the inspiration I needed to keep going. Thanks for always watching, supporting and commenting.
That was a fun day! A real leg burner but then all this cool and challenging tech mixed in. The rock/slab in the intro was crazy steep!! You made it look easy as usual! Great video bud!
Oh man, you ain't kidding Dan. My legs were absolutely blasted after this one. You were killing it that day too. Thanks for planning such an awesome trip!
Love this! I cant wait to get back and ride there!
Yes!!! I knew I could make you a tech monster ;) I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday together.
What a cool video Sage. That looked like a great day out with friends on fantastic trails. I'm a little jealous, I really enjoyed that awesome. Great elements and awesome ride guys. Thanks for sharing mate. Have a great rest of the week and happy holidays to you and your family. Ride on
Thanks Christoph. This place had it all but they certainly make you earn it with those tough climbs, lol. Happy Holidays to you and your family as well.
Great camera work and production. Super crisp!
Thank you so much Elvis. I put a lot of time and care into my videos so this comment means a lot.
Nice green Yeti sb150! I’ve got the same bike!
Right on Asher. Chris loves his bike and absolutely crushes on it.
Great job as always Sage... Trails looks good mate... And you guys were killing it on that tech... But I'd not expect anything less from you lot...
If we don't catch each other before Christmas mate... Hope you and the Fam have a good one. :D
Thanks Phil. I'm really happy with how this video came out. Connecticut has a lot of great riding and I hope we did it justice. I hope you have a great holiday surrounded by family and friends.
Awesome video as always Sage. Thanks for making me feel wanted to go there & ride.
Right on Ron. I think you and your boys would absolutely love this place. Happy New Year!
What a great video brother that trail is amazing
Thanks JT we had a lot of fun that day!
This is awesome.
Thank you so much Adam!
Love to see CT trails
Right on Kurt! It's def one of my favorite states to ride. Check out my New England playlist, I have a few other videos from CT. th-cam.com/play/PLsO9UyQkVm7aI73kmH_fZ6yasLxhtmw-V.html
@@TrailSage Will check it out. Rode the trails around Guilford in the 90s.
Wow Sage that place looks legit...~1000 ft of elevation at 3.6 miles...that's spring mountain territory. Good on you for heading out sight unseen too lol. Great video!
Thanks Sam. It was a challenging ride for sure for many reasons. I think I would go back, but I would def separate the two parks the next time, lol.
Super ride !!!
Thank you so much for watching!
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That is such a fun place to ride. It definitely requires some pretty serious fitness to ride a decent loop there. My last ride there was 11 miles and I was pretty shot when I returned to my car.
They really do make you earn every bit of that place right?!?! Thanks for commenting Andy. Have a wonderful holiday!
That crux move was crazy tight, definitely a derailleur grabber, great video dude these rocks look amazing.
You ain't kidding Zane. As for the rocks they were truly impressive and a lot of fun, but man do they make you earn it. Thanks for watching brotha!
Looks like an awesome place for folks that like rocks!
I would certainly be one of those folks lol. Thanks for watching Steven. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.
Some of my favorite Dirt to Ride. Nice job on the Video.
I can see why. I was taken back by the variety of different terrain throughout the network of trails. Thanks for commenting and watching.
Nice coverage. That is an amazing view up there. Keep up the good work.
That view made that tough climb totally worth it, lol. Thanks for watching and I really appreciate you joining my Patreon Josué. I'll follow up with an email shortly.
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Thanks Chris!
I dont know how you do it! I can't even see the trail half the time hahaha
They call me the Trail Ninja ;) Thanks for watching Jo
Awesome ride to watch! I’m curious if you’re ever concerned with bears? Carry spray? I’d imagine going more north it becomes more of concern. Have good one!
Thanks John. Regarding your question, I've run into a few bears while hiking, but never on the bike. I have never needed the spray, but then again we only have black bears around here and they are generally more scared of us.
Thanks, as I get more into traveling to bike. Was just curious