09/22/13 Schaeffer Farms

Couple days back i spent some time going through different sections of the mountain bike trails at Schaeffer Farms in Germantown Maryland. This place is amazing and it includes things like a mountain bike park where there are quick drops and hills to hop. Too bad it had rained the day before so we couldnt enjoy the trails to the fullest with it being wet and close to sundown. We did try to get the most of it and rode through a smaller section of the trails. The trails at Schaeffer Farms connects to two other local area trails and extends quite far. The scenery around the area was amazing and the pictures i took turned out great especially with the time of day we went. If people are interesting in going to Schaeffer farms i would say that it would be VERY recommended to have a mountain bike specifically because this train is no bike in the park. There is plenty of very large roots, rocks, tons of hills, and you'll need every ounce of traction you can get from your bike. If you have a mountain bike and would like to try I believe the trails aren't all too hard as long as you go your own pace because there are nice down hills but there are also plenty of uphills that you can walk or attempt to ride. Below are some pictures I took along the way.

Above is a picture of a single track trail which is in between corn fields and is a very nice downhill
Below is another picture but from the other side of this section of the trail

 Below is the bike park where there are many hills to jump and steep hills to catch speed