West Hartford Reservoir (the Rez) in West Hartford, CT :: Mountain Biking Connecticut
For about as long as I’ve been seriously riding mountain bikes I’ve heard other riders talk about the trails in and around the West Hartford Reservoir, also known as “The Rez”. This past week I not only was given a top notch tour of the trails by my friends Ryan and Rob, but I also got to shred said trails on Ryan's sweet, super tricked out 2014 Santa Cruz 5010c. I’m not much of a gear head, so if you want the full lowdown on the bike check this video’s description for more details.
At the onset off the ride I had pretty high expectations based on all the hype I’ve heard throughout the years. I’d soon find out that hype was not overblown at all. Rather than give a play by play of the trails and features, of which there are many, I’d like to look at some of the stand out moments from the ride.
The first is this large natural drop called Frankenstein. Ryan hit this monster three times which was awesome to watch.
If stunts aren’t your thing, don’t worry. The Rez has some of the coolest technical climbing I've ever done. These hills will keep you busy but are all ridable so no need to hike a bike.
And what about you folks who just tolerate the ups so you can get your sweet sweet downhills? You know we’ve got those as well. Ryan and Rob sent me down this with very detailed instructions: “follow the trail’ Thanks guys, good tip.
Don’t worry, we’ve got more downhill footage, including a super fast ripper, coming up later in the video.
But before we get to that, any technical XC fans in the house? Well then you are in luck. Rollers, huck ups, and some sick skinnies are all ready to be dominated!
As you can probably tell by my reaction, the Rez is smiles all around and I can’t wait to get back in there and do it all over again. That’s it for today. Thanks so much for watching. If you enjoy this video I’d love if you hit subscribe. Now it’s your turn, get out there and ride!
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Mountain Biking West Hartford Reservoir Trail Loop
Whats Up! Enjoy a MTB tour of some of the West Hartford Rez (Reservoir) trails. Watch as I look for the flow :-)
Watch it while your on the trainer.
This loop starts in the Farmington Ave parking lot, heads north on the east side of the park, towards Albany/ rout 44 and then south on the west side of the park back to the lot again.
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The Playground at West Hartford Reservoir :: Mountain Biking Connecticut
Today we are returning to the West Hartford Reservoir to ride one more trail simply called “The Playground”. We hit this trail on our way back to the car and boy oh boy did we save the best for last. If you like smooth flow with jumps and skinnies then this trail is for you.
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