Topic: Croom Trail Conditions?

[ProEdgeBiker.com]

sarcasm.

  Rule #3 -- don't make assumptions.   

I didn't want to leave ProEdgeBiker with a 1 word response that he could have interpreted to mean Croom sucks.  I'd rather he experimented for himself.

Cool man, i think i will head out there prob i like 3 weeks. i need a bit of a change of scenery, i feel selfish if i dont take the wife with me once in a while. well i should say, she makes me feel selfish.

[naked indian]

sarcasm.

  Rule #3 -- don't make assumptions.   

I didn't want to leave ProEdgeBiker with a 1 word response that he could have interpreted to mean Croom sucks.  I'd rather he experimented for himself.

Cool man, i think i will head out there prob i like 3 weeks. i need a bit of a change of scenery, i feel selfish if i dont take the wife with me once in a while. well i should say, she makes me feel selfish.

Better if you go with someone who knows the trail, place can be a bit intimidating.

[StonePony]

Wife & I love Long XC Riding cause she also gets to enjoy it, Elevation changes are awesome specially for her, technical for me.

Try this -- park your car at Parking Area #1 on the Croom map.  Take the Withlacochee paved trail north to the 8 MI bailout point (you have to ride about 1.8 MI I believe -- you'll see a spot on your left with a Swamp tag on a tree to cut over across the dirt road to pick up the North Blue trail).  Head to the right on the Blue trail and you'll go into the "pits" area.  There are hard/easy options on most sections, and some great techy stuff.  One trail I posted about earlier is called "Cherry Bomb ridge" -- check it out -- wouldn't have the wife try that right away though until you check it out first.

Also, if you make a Left at the 8MI bailout and head south on blue, you'll run into "Drunken Monkey"  (look for the animal skulls that mark the trail entrance/exit).  This is a great trail with some real fun stuff.  After you go thru that, you'll have around 30,000 miles of XC singletrack you can ride all day on.  Bring more water than you think you'll need if it's hot out.

[StonePony]

LOL, good point!  Thus why I think he responded by saying he was not a naysayer.  Although lots of people have a hard time appreciating the charm croom offers.

Yes they do.  That's ok though.  I honestly love the place, but the sand doesn't bother me like it bothers some, plus I can go for hours just thinking about a thousand things...

[ProEdgeBiker.com]

Awesome! so she wont have a problem then. She can do all of balm without a hitch except for the black diamonds(she wont even try them).

[treadlight]

sarcasm.

  Rule #3 -- don't make assumptions.   

I didn't want to leave ProEdgeBiker with a 1 word response that he could have interpreted to mean Croom sucks.  I'd rather he experimented for himself.

Cool man, i think i will head out there prob i like 3 weeks. i need a bit of a change of scenery, i feel selfish if i dont take the wife with me once in a while. well i should say, she makes me feel selfish.

 
You will need map http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/pdfs/with_croom_bicycle.pdf

[treadlight]

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I tried looking for confirmation (aside from many others calling it Bundy's pit), but I couldn't find any.

If we can find a map of this run, I think we can find out which pit is bundies pit.

 
Runners use the hiking trail, here is the map
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/pdfs/with_croom_hik.pdf
 

[naked indian]

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I tried looking for confirmation (aside from many others calling it Bundy's pit), but I couldn't find any.

If we can find a map of this run, I think we can find out which pit is bundies pit.

 
Runners use the hiking trail, here is the map
[url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/pdfs/with_croom_hik.pdf]http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/pdfs/with_croom_hik.pdf[/url]

Interesting, im checking motion based right now for this run, maybe someone edged it and locked it.

[Luis]

I know where that pit is...

[naked indian]

I know where that pit is...

really?  Is it labeled? 

[ProEdgeBiker.com]

is there a trail name canyon out there?

[StonePony]

is there a trail name canyon out there?

Not that I'm aware of.  There is one by that name in the northern section of Boyette though.

[naked indian]

is there a trail name canyon out there?

Not that I'm aware of.  There is one by that name in the northern section of Boyette though.

In brooksville there is a trail system that was once open called the Gran Canyon.

[ProEdgeBiker.com]

is there a trail name canyon out there?

Not that I'm aware of.  There is one by that name in the northern section of Boyette though.

In brooksville there is a trail system that was once open called the Gran Canyon.

yeah, that must have been the one.

[jessica]

so how well do u know croom