Oak Mountain - Mountain Bike Trail

Had a great ride today, in Birmingham, Al, and thought that I would promo the park. Oak Mountain State Park is located near the intersection of I65 and I459 and is very accessible. The park charges a $3 daily entrance fee, but well worth it.


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The trail was built and is maintained by BUMP (Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers). Their trail map is located here and the club information on the trail is here.

I started at the North Trailhead and went counter-clockwise. This took me through the sections of the trail named Red Road to Cabin Road, The Chimneys, The Rock Garden, the Camp Road, Seven Bridges, Terrace Drive (Road), Mr Toad's Wild Ride, Foreplay and Johnson's Mountain. Due to time limitations, I returned to the road and returned to the North Trailhead (a mistake, by the way - all uphill). A very good beginner and intermediate ride. Johnson's Mountain has a couple of tough uphill sections, but the other sections were very fun and most were pretty fast.

In the past, I have have started at the North Trailhead and ridden clock-wise, up the Red Road and the BUMP Trail. The rise is a killer up the Red Road and the BUMP Trail is tough. This is the reason that I started counter-clockwise this time.

The next planned ride will be to start at the South Trailhead and ride up Johnson's Mountain, the BUMP Trail and the Red Road, then either road back to the South Trailhead or take the North to South Trailhead sections.

Kudo's to BUMP for a great riding trail!