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so you have two basic types of trails at K, old school classic single track and flow trails....if you can ride blue magic, you can ride black magic...doesn't mean you are going to clear all teh jumps but there is nothing that is do or die ( no gaps or anything like that)...flow trails tend to be more forgiving especially in regards to technical ability...


oldschool trails-- if you can ride upper rabbit hole with confidence then you can ride steel panther...there are some tough technical sections on that trail but all of it is "rideable" i.e. no jumps or drops but there are a couple spots where the "obstacles" are about all you can "roll" over w ease...

always a good idea to follow a friend or rider of similar or slightly better ability that can pick the line for you...

goat skull can also be a good place to test out technical skills once you gain a little more confidence....it's wide and there are numerous line choices that allow one to avoid most of the gnar...there are however a few tricky spots, best advice there if you can;t see what;s on the other side of a drop, stop and take a look before you attempt to ride it....

one tip, heels down, elbows bent, butt back...in essence hover over your bike and stay loose...

Thanks for this info! I ride mostly mid week. Is Scare Crow a possibility to get to Ramshead?

Mallet wrote:so you have two basic types of trails at K, old school classic single track and flow trails....if you can ride blue magic, you can ride black magic...doesn't mean you are going to clear all teh jumps but there is nothing that is do or die ( no gaps or anything like that)...flow trails tend to be more forgiving especially in regards to technical ability...


oldschool trails-- if you can ride upper rabbit hole with confidence then you can ride steel panther...there are some tough technical sections on that trail but all of it is "rideable" i.e. no jumps or drops but there are a couple spots where the "obstacles" are about all you can "roll" over w ease...

always a good idea to follow a friend or rider of similar or slightly better ability that can pick the line for you...

goat skull can also be a good place to test out technical skills once you gain a little more confidence....it's wide and there are numerous line choices that allow one to avoid most of the gnar...there are however a few tricky spots, best advice there if you can;t see what;s on the other side of a drop, stop and take a look before you attempt to ride it....

one tip, heels down, elbows bent, butt back...in essence hover over your bike and stay loose...

Thanks for this info! I ride mostly mid week. Is Scare Crow a possibility to get to Ramshead?

Trying black is the only way you'll know if you like it. You can always get off and walk. Try a small one first like black Stinky. Scarecrow is really long and boney but pretty easy. So if you freak out you'll have a long walk. They are not that hard and scary. Just make sure you wear protection. The jump from black to double black is a big one though. You'll have to work up to that.