I've been lucky enough to travel extensively in north America and rode bikes in a lot of places. I love it all. I have a really hard time picking a "top trail".

Anyhow, trails that are on my top ten list tend to be big memorable epic all day shuttle drop rides. I really enjoyed Frisby Ridge in Revelstoke and The Lemmon Drop and CDO in Tucson. My all time favorite destinations are probably Kingdom Trails, Sedona, Whistler, Fruita and St. George.

My riding style is kind of rare because I am not a great rider in any one discipline but I color outside all the lines. I can ride DH and Enduro and hang with faster riders, but i can also do all day pedal fest rides and enjoy backpacking and pure fitness riding also. So with a ride like the Lemmon Drop, it has a lot of "flow state" where I'm doing a huge all day endurance ride but there is also a lot of bigger tech and scary drops and rock rolls mingled into the experience. I have a whole list of secret trails that I can't share from BC, PNW and the Rockies that are at a higher level DH hidden away in the backcountry. That's basically my jam.

Lair of the Bear in Denver

I've only been into mountain biking for a few years but I'm going to go with hide and seek in the Sandy ridge trail system in Oregon. In particular the lower portion. It's a very nice flow trail with berms, rolls, and jumps that can be taken at a variety of speeds and skill levels.

Does Resurrection Pass ever become less buggy in August and September? Amazing area but I think I hit the trail at peak mosquito season (June?) and it was so heavy for bugs that its almost hard to describe. Like a constant swarm of clouds of mosquitoes. Probably the #2 worst place I've ever been for mosquito levels.

Kingdom Trails in northern Vermont is probably the top of my list. It has lots of variety, beautiful landscapes everywhere you look, and that wonderful rural New England vibe.

The eastern half of Oregon also has some spots that I absolutely adore, and which are often overlooked. My riding buddy and I regularly have the trails to ourselves. They aren't as big and grand and well-maintained as trails in the Cascades, but the sagebrush steppe and the smaller, less populated mountains out there have their own charm.

Oregon.