Description for Huckleberry Mountain Trails
Huckleberry Mountain is the only multi-use trail in the Mount Magazine State Park. The trail is multi-use and shared with horses and motorized vehicles (which are not allowed on any other trails in the park). From the horse camp down to the highway is an old wagon road which drops drops 200 feet in elevation. For a detailed map, pick up the Huckleberry Mountain Horse Trail brochure at the visitor center. Mountain bikers typically combine Huckleberry Mountain Loop with Will Apple's Road Loop which is named after a local farmer, this trail was the first road to the crest of Mount Magazine. During the 1800s, wagons hauled produce from the mountaintop to the valley using this path. This trail starts just east of the visitor center and ends at the horse camp field. Features include: historic home sites, wildflowers, escaped domestic flowers, woodland songbirds, stone fences, and ruins of a swimming pool built in the 1920s. Mountain bikes are allowed on this trail. Bikers and hikers should be aware and alert. Bikers, signal your presence to hikers when overtaking.
Overall the ride offers some great views and a some challenging terrain with some creek crossings, rocks, roots, ruts and lung bursting climbs and some fast fun downhills. Intermediate riders should not struggle too much, beginners will probably be in over their heads. Navigation can get tricky at time so bring a GPS or a good map of the area.
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