Houston Mountain Biking
Submitted by jlinwood on Tue, 2010-11-09 11:06
Trails: 

Memorial Park Ho Chi Minh Trails

The mountain biking (or Ho Chi Minh) trails in Memorial Park are the best singletrack trails inside the Loop in Houston. They get very busy on weekends and after work, so you have to be very careful on them, whether you are walking your dog, trail running, hiking, or mountain biking.

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Huntsville State Park

Description: 

Huntsville State Park is a piney-woods park an hour north of Houston and two hours south of Dallas. Huntsville has 15 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails surrounding Lake Raven, a small reservoir.

Huntsville hosts some of the best trail running races in Texas, including the Rocky Raccoon 100-mile and 50-mile race in February, the Rocky Raccoon 50 km and 25 km race in November, the Hogs Hunt 50 km and 25 km race in April, and the Texas Trails 50 km and 12.5 mile run in December.

Where can I get a mountain bike event schedule?: 

The best Houston Mountain Biking Calendar is on GHORBA's web site.

Where can I rent mountain bikes?: 

West End Bikes rents mountain bikes, including full suspension bikes and 29ers (maybe they rent full suspension 29ers too? you'll just have to call.) They're pretty close to the Memorial Park trails so you can just ride out.