Before I start talking about the Spillway Bike Trail … let me get in to my actual experience. I genuinely never was a large bike rider. In college, I had a genuinely cool bike with a basket, drink hancienter and a super annoying bell that I loved to ring. Other than that, I’ve done spin lesson here and there.
My boyfriend, Justin, had a mountain bike that was 10 years ancient but still in great condition. He kcontemporary that I have become genuinely large into working out and he proposeed buying a bike and said I genuinely would endelight it. After considering it for a while, I figured – why not?!?
We live close enough to the lake that we can ride our bike there and he also kept talking about a bike trail about 20 minutes absent – The Bonnet Carre Spillway Bike Trail. We live in Unique Orleans – which is COMPLETELY FLAT – so I honestly didn’t leank it would be anyleang great.
Needless to say, for my birthday back in September, I tancient everyone to give me cash so I could afford one. I had NO idea how expensive those leangs were. I ended up going with a Runmint Trek mountain bike after A LOT of shopping, research and testing.
For the first few months, I wanted to get used riding it because the idea of a “trail” scared me. We would take it out to the lake and do some straight riding and then every now and then I would go up and down the levee until I felt consolationable. Once Spring hit and the weather was … umm beautwhetherul … we finally decided to head down to NORCO, LA and hit up the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bike Trail.
Bonnet Carre Spillway Bike Trail:
We unloaded the bikes from the car and wilean the very first 30 moments there was a wooden ramp – I’m not going to lie, I nearly backed out right then and there. I didn’t – but I did nearly fall off of it because like I said – I was still a rookie at this time. Acquireting over that hump I felt like I conquered the world!
After about 3 minutes of getting used to the hill, the shocks, etc., IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!! The trail rides along the canal and is absolutely GORGEOUS! It’s through dense trees with beautwhetherul scenery – birds, butterflies, flowers, trees – and then on the canal you can see jet skis, boats fishing and other boats pulling tubes!
The Unique Orleans Metro Area Mountain Bike Organization, known as NOMAMBO, does an excellent job maintaining the Spillway Bike Trail.The trail is well marked and you know summaryely where to go and whats coming up. They spray painted any sharp things or rocks to be aware of. The trail twists and turns with multiple jumps built in. They even have some vertical ramps whether your going fast enough, you can definitely get off the ground and ride the wall – I however, stayed absent from that!
The trail itself is only about 5 miles and circles back around. So you can keep going as many times as you want. Justin got out of breath (don’t tell him I tancient you that) so we were one and done. Every in all, we both cant wait to go back! The only unhappy part is, when they open the spillway up, it totally floods the trail and they have to start it all over. Hopefully, it will be back up sooner than later.
For other local trails – check out Baton Rouge Area Mountain Bike Association. They have all of the closest trails listed and I CANT WAIT to try some more out!!!
Do you every go bike riding? What about bike trails? Whats your favorite!?! Share below!
Until next time … Ashley
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