chemline? lisbon, oh

[stainlesscycle1]

ok, had a few hours to blow, was visiting relatives, and had heard about this place - luckily i don't travel anywhere without a bike in the back of the truck....   it's probably private property.  it's 1 mile down applegate road from 164 in lisbon, oh.  all trails enter on the right.  it's real obvious once you get down in there. i was told the locals call it chemline..so i dunno.

here's a satellite map..
http://http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=applegate+rd.+lisbon,+oh&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.621706,111.708984&ie=UTF8&ll=40.717794,-80.779316&spn=0.024363,0.054545&t=h&z=15

anyways, if you need directions, send me a message and i'll get 'em too ya, and some more details...

i went on a sunday, there were about 10 quads and 6 or 7 bikes running around.   it's obvious all the locals know about this place....  you could tell it had been ridden many thousands of times...so i doubt law enforcement or anyone gave a shit that bikes/atv's are there... there were 2 and 4 stroke bikes, even a rhino... lotsa trucks/trailers pulled of the side of the road, so it was easy to spot... i was only there for an hour or 2 - had other shit to do, just needed to get a little riding time in.  

there are a bunch of nice convoluted woods trails, with some treacherous stuff.  there are a LOT of hill climbs.  enough run ups to keep ya busy all day.   it's very easy to navigate, and there's enough variation of trails/hills/single track to keep ya busy all day.   the bigger hill climbs are kinda vertical at the top from atv erosion, so hang on tight at the end... i ended up getting almost bucked off on my first run up of a big one - not really paying attention to the line..............you could spend a lot of time practicing hill climbs here.  the trails are not rutted out as bad as most places i've been where atv's run.. the woods trails are relatively technical, tight and short.  there are tons of offshoots to small but very steep hillclimbs.  i went alone (as usual..) so i really can zip around in most of these places, exploring one end to the other quickly...

sorry for the lousy review, but let's put it this way, i'm definitely going back...

[stainlesscycle1]

went back again yesterday - here's some photos..

[R Doug]

Looks like a great place to learn new tricks.  

[stainlesscycle1]

yep - i've ridden lots places as of late, and this is my new favorite place.  i went with a friend who's been to most of the places i've ridden, and his only comment was 'fantastic'.

something for everybody there. single track, hills, woods, some play areas, not rutted out. i'll probably go back next week sometime.  oh and it drains well, went the day after lotsa rain, and only the marshy area was muddy.  the regular spots were relatively dry and not slippery...

[stainlesscycle1]

oh, and that tracker in the photos was 2 wheel drive only - they got it stuck several times...