Southern Illinois?? Good trails??

[nigel]

Hey,

just wondering if anyone out there has ridden or knows of any trails around the Vandalia area of Illinois. Its just north/east of St Louis Missouri a bit. Got a friend down thata way Im gonna visit in the spring and wanna ride when I get there. Sooo if anyone knows of any trails or dare I say it good road routes lemme know.

Thanks,
Douglas

[Rocky Mountain]

The Berryman Trail in the Ozarks of Missouri is about 3 hrs SW of St. Louis. Have never been there but it is on my to do list of trails. Bonkfest was held their a month ago. Check mtbr for more info.

[martini]

ohmygodyouMUST do Berryman if you're that close. Right there, you have a choice of 75+ miles of sweet, sinuous, salivation inducing singletrack to ride. Berryman offers 25 miles, Council Bluffs also has about 25, and there's a connector trail that I think is also 25 miles. ALL of it Single track. ALL of it really, really good. I was down there three years ago, and I need to get back there soon. VERY soon. Of all the trails I've ridden(plenty), Berryman is way up on the list of the best.

[TML]

I've heard nothing but great stuff about the Berryman trail. I was going to ride it this fall but plans got changed -BUMMER! Anyway, in doing research on the area and other trails, I came across this site: http://www.stlbiking.com/Menu_Trails.htm It's got a lot of info on St. Louis and the surrounding area. Definitely worth a look. Castlewood and the Chubb trail are supposed to be pretty good.

[nigel]

Sweet, sounds like Ill have something to do while they work afterall!!!!