Carrick Tract – MTB Trail

Length – 8 km

80% MTB single track
20% double track access roads

Elevation – short hills, flowy bermed single-track, switch-back climbs, roots, tight turns

Terrain – smooth soil with lots of gravel mixed in

Skill – Beginner, Intermediate

Maps – at trailhead, signs posted at junctions

Facilities – parking lot, outhouse, picnic table

Highlights – we saw a deer, all forest shady ride, not busy

Trail Fee – free

Phone – none

Website –  MTB the Bruce

Similar Trails – Centennial, Christie Lake,  Dagmar

Local Clubs – none

Access – Drive to 45000 Huron Bruce Rd., gravel road to parking on north side. You can miss it easily. Look for blue signage on the crest of a hill.

Two entry points from parking lot, Doom trail or access road at gate get you in. 

Treat yourself to a quick spin on some fun MTB trail that flows well and moves fast at the Carrick Tract. Out in the middle of nowhere in Ontario farm country, lies a small but well-made set of loops worth trying.

South of Walkerton, this single track is hilly and has a lot of stone aggregate mixed in with the soil (which I suspect is left from the last glacier melt). It likely fares well after it rains.

Hand built with mountain biking in mind, these loops twist and turn with berms and benched trail. No structures or log hops to be found here, just rooty sections and stones.

The map board at the trailhead has a few more short loops to it than the map posted on the site. Also the trail lengths have been recalculated and are now shorter.

The trail right from the parking lot is Johnny’s Swamp of Doom for 1.6 km, a warm up beginner loop. A fun run, with little swamp, a few mosquitos and thankfully not much doom. ;^0

The feature trail here is…

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