When is a slab just a cliff? We checked out some of the steepest slabs at Natalie on our mountain bikes and were blown away!! Huge thank you to Aaron and his MTB crew for showing us around.
Mountain biking in Pennsylvania just got a whole lot more exciting. If you like tech lines, big slabs, and massive jumps Roaring Creek in PA has you covered. But make sure you get a tour guide because it is a spaghetti maze of trails, and a lot of the good stuff is not on Trailforks. In fact, out of respect to the builders I did not label any of the trails, but if you want to get an idea for the route we took, I left my Strava activity down below.
While the ride was not big (in-terms of miles), it was filled with punchy climbs and techy rock gardens, which really tested our fitness. If you have an e-bike this would be the prefect network of trails to ride it because it will allow you to session the different lines. Having said that, Dan and I were fine on our analog bikes and had plenty of fun.
Dan and I covered this whole ride in great detail on Episode 34 of the Ride and Laugh MTB Podcast “These Pro-Level MTB Slabs Were Amazing (and Terrifying!)” so check it out here: https://youtu.be/q9WCG1yHJM4
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
Natalie Lot
Intersection of Marion Heights Rd and Colonial Ave (Route 54), Mt Carmel, PA
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wHzskKAV4UaoeJP87?g_st=im
Roaring Creek: https://www.trailforks.com/region/roaring-creek-tract-weiser-state-forest
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/12479988185
Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/77951287/
Featured riders:
Aaron https://www.instagram.com/aaron_homiak
Brett https://www.instagram.com/mfnfbm666
Dan https://www.instagram.com/the_ride_abides
Ed https://www.instagram.com/bassface462
Rylan https://www.instagram.com/rylan570
Dane C.
Patrick M.
Wordpress: https://trail-sage.com/2024/10/23/natalie/
Footage notes: All footage was taken at Roaring Creek in Mt Carmel, PA
Additional footage provided by: Aaron Homiak and Dan Fields
Featured Bike: Ibis Mojo 3
https://www.ibiscycles.com/bikes/past-models/mojo-3
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Table of Contents
00:00 Intro / Start of the ride
00:40 Downhill Line
02:25 Warm up slabs
03:43 Big Slab 1 (Bee Line)
05:21 Big Slab 2
08:44 Big Slab 3 (Canyon Slab)
09:40 Big Slab 4
12:02 Big Slab 5
12:38 Vertigo Downhill Line
13:58 Conclusion