Banner Forest is about one mile by one mile (yes, one mile square) wooded area with a meandering trail system.
I think I found online the elevation change over the whole park is only 34 feet. This makes for a great place for beginners, singlespeeds, and recovery rides that day after an epic. Speaking of singlespeeds, my singlespeed Surly Karate Monkey was the bike of choice for this day.
I explored around for a bit and did find one shorter jump line. The picture below sort of badly shows it.
Though the parking lot was pretty full, it was at least an hour before I saw another person and bit longer before I saw another rider.
When I came up on two stopped riders, I was attacked by their pack of wild Golden Retrievers. Actually, nearly friended to death by the pooches. They all got a pet and away I went.
Though it had been raining quite a bit the day before, the trails were damp but not muddy except for a few localized places. Banner Forest is about five miles from where I live. It's a great place to shoot to right after work. I'm looking forward to going back and exploring more of the numerous trails.
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