Mountain Bike Trail Websites
The good news? There are a few other resources around the 'net that provide information on Texas trails (and trails all over, actually).
The bad news? Many of these sites contain information that is either outdated, inaccurate, or completely obsolete and worthless.
With that in mind, we highly recommend that you rely on MountainBikeTx.com for your Texas trail information, as our trail data is much more accurate. The following sites, however, might be worth checking out for any user-posted reviews, photos, or any other information they may include that we chose to leave out.
Texas and Beyond
Good - Consistency of reviews - since bikerag.com's owner is responsible for 99% of the site's reviews. Other trails are often linked to websites with more information.
Bad - pending
Bottom Line - pending
Good - Many trails have numerous reviews to give you an idea of what a trail is like.
Bad - Trail information is often inaccurate and any attempts to contact dirtworld in order to correct information results in a rejected email.
Bottom Line - Although originally a good idea, dirtworld appears to have been abandoned by its owners. As a result, the listings are chock full of misspelled trails and outdated information.
Good - Many trails have numerous reviews to give you an idea of what a trail is like.
Bad - Many listed trails don't exist or are listed more than once. Some are listed by individual trail name when they are actually part of a larger trail system, which adds to the confusion.
Bottom Line - The only worth that mtbr.com's trail listings have lies in their user-submitted reviews, but even that is arguable.
Good - Trails can be searched by a multitude of criteria (i.e. length, trail-type, configuration, etc). Ability to update a trails status.
Bad - To err is human and since any human can add a trail, well, you get the idea.
Bottom Line - Probably the most accurate and worthwhile of the websites listed on this page, but like most, the reviews are its biggest asset.
Good - Guides are thorough and lengthy, even if the maps they provide aren't all that spectacular
Bad - 1-year subscription required in order to access trail guides (which, btw, are simply copies of pages from books you can buy at the store: Mountain Bike! Texas and Oklahoma (Menasa Ridge Press) and Mountain Biking Texas (A Falcon Guide)
Bottom Line - Save your money and check your local bookstore if you really feel you need either book. If you intend to travel all over outside of Texas to ride, then perhaps a subscription may be of benefit to you.
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