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Comlara Trailhead (We are at the western edge of Evergreen lake)Well, spring is doing it's thing. With these heavy rains we request that you wait until the trails dry out. If you go out and find that the trails are rideable please let us know so we can update this notice
All of our trails are located in Comlara Park, which is about 15 miles from Bloomington/Normal. The easiest way to get to the trails is through I-39, which runs from Bloomington/Normal to Rockford. Take exit 8 (Kappa, Bloomington lake) and head west. Stay on that road (McLean County Road 8) for 3.8 miles. (The road will veer to your left around a lake) until you see a big, open parking lot on the left hand side. This is the main parking lot and one of the trailheads. There is a board with a map of the trail system and assorted information about the trail and CORBA.
For a general map of this area, follow this link:
Comlara Trailhead (We are at the western edge of Evergreen lake)
Please keep in mind that assesing the difficulty level of a trail is totally subjective matter and it's not an exact science.
This trail is on the sort side and is quite tight with fun twists and a small ravine. It starts at the spillway, traverses a little of the country trail and then runs quite close to the water's edge.
This trail really has several alternatives depending on how you decide to ride it - it crosses the county trail several times. Amongst its features you will find a steep ravine, and a couple of bridge crossings. Be careful on the bridges when it's wet - we've had a couple of bad crashes there!
Trail 3 is a short and tight section of single track with fun twists, two small log piles, a small ravine and some off-camber turns. Please resist the temptation to follow the deer trail - it's no fun to ride anyways.
This trail is probably the easiest in the whole system, and at the same time it's the fastest after the new trail. There are two ravines, and a small log pile. Don't get too carried away though - there are plenty of trees to help you come to a sudden stop!!
This is the second most demanding trail of the whole system - it's a fun workout with several ravines of different sizes. At the end there's a whole section of pine trees that Paul, our resident tree-hugger, favors. This trail will take you to the very edge of the lake right at the apex of a tight turn - pay attention or swim!!!
This trail, formerly known as "The New Trail", is a loop that runs for about a mile and starts at the other side of the road near the spillway, on the north-western part of the trail system. It starts with some twisty singletrack and begins to descend - you will build speed quite rapidly. Depending on which way you start riding it, you will descend through a wooded section - with the only logpile - or through a meadow. Once you've finished descending you will have a chance to start climbing and find out why the first half of the loop is so much fun. Once you complete the loop you should turn around and do it the other way around.
This is our next project - this will be a hard and technical trail on the northwest side of the spillway - we will take advantage of the highest hill in the Comlara Park!!! Once you get to the halfway point of the trail you will have the chance of going to the new trail (unless the spillway has been open and the crossing is flooded) or continue riding the loop. Just as with the new trail, you will enjoy the first half and then pay to the gods of singletrack in the second half.
