Hartwood Acres provides miles of fun and challenging mountain bike trails and is thus a popular destination. The trails have numerous technical features including: rock gardens, log crossings, switchbacks, skinnies, drops and steep plunges. There are numerous ascents followed by fun descents throughout the route, making for a great ride and workout.

Following beautiful, grassy road and rugged single track, this ride begins on top of Sideling Hill and takes a trail with a long descent into the valley. From here the route begins to climb back up, flattens out as it crosses Roaring Run and then continues to climb to the top of a ridge. There is an small section of the trail that goes to a beautiful cliff overlook. The route is a loop trail is considered a Pennsylvania classic ride by many.

Brady's Run County Park is home to some of the best mountain biking near Pittsburgh with mixed singletrack and doubletrack trails. This loop lets the rider enjoy various types of trail while also being able to have great vistas of Bradys Run Lake and the surrounding park. The route has a couple steep climbs and also descents through a thick forest, with logs, roots and rocks making this a technical ride.

Starting in the city of Asaph, this is an adventure that follows Straight Run Road north, climbing alongside the water. When the road ends, singletrack begins through the woods and then connects with Stinger Trail. This portion has loose rock and then a very steep plunge with technical difficulties at the end of the trail before reconnecting with Straight Run Road. This is a challenging and rewarding ride! The nearby USGS Fish Research Lab is open to the public and is worth a visit.

Located in Bald Eagle State Forest, this ride takes you over ridges, in valleys and a lot of climbing. Beginning at R.B. Winter State Park near Halfway Lake, the route climbs into a thick forest following forest roads and single track trails. The trail follows White Deer Creek for a section and also rides along an amazing singletrack on ridges for great views of the valleys cut out by the creeks. There are sections where the roots sprawl across the trail and wet rocks make for technical sections.

The little town of Ellicottville, mainly known for its two downhill ski areas, has become a major mountain biking center as well. There are dozens of miles of single track trails of all skill levels, including some that use the ski trails. In additon, there are many miles of little-used country dirt roads connecting the trail networks. The route shown is just one of many possibilities. The trails extend to nearby Little Rock City, a natural rock formation, and they also connect with the downhill ski area trails. The trails here are known for being rocky.

Great ride with nice views along a multi-use path.

A popular location for eastern Pennsylvania mountain bikers, French Creek State Park has numerous areas to explore including forests, lakes, wetlands and fields. This route starts next to Hopewell Lake and climbs up Williams Hill for a beautiful view near the Hopewell Fire Tower. The route then descends toward Scotts Run Lake and explores the forests in the surrounding area before completing the loop. Very few trails are closed to mountain bikers in the park, notably south of Park Road and in Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.

Offering a woodland riding experience within an urban area, Rocky Ridge is popular for mountain bikers, but not overly crowded. The trails are well-kept and marked singletrack and offer amazing vistas along the route. This route makes two loops through the northern section of the park and also the eastern section. The ride offers technical challenges, thanks to rocks, stream crossings and thick vegetation through a hilly area.

South Mountain is a technical riders paradise. The mountain is a spiderweb of trails, with many highlights off of the main trails. Logs and rocks scatter the trails as they wind through trees, under a power line, along unique rock formations and to beautiful viewpoints. This route is technical because of the logs, slick roots and rocks through the rolling hills along singletrack and doubletrack.