Nestled in the western Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania is a village with the unlikely name of Jim Thorpe. Once a go-getting town of railroads, robber barons, and coal barges, Jim Thorpe has ...

The single-track mountain-bike trail drops through a scrubby high-desert landscape of gnarled trees and thorny bushes and directly into a tunnel formed of spiky cactus. There is no other way to ...

When it comes to mountain biking meccas, everybody knows Colorado, California, Utah, and the vast stretches to the West. When it comes to mountain biking meccas, everybody knows Colorado, California, ...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – The folks at Detroit Mountain Recreation Area are reaching for the golden ring of mountain biking – they want to become an official International Mountain Bicycling Association ...

Stretching along the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, Cheeseboro Canyon Trailattracts all levels of cyclists with its network that incorporates mellow, rolling fire roads and ambitious single ...

For all the hype and history surrounding mountain biking in Colorado, it might come as a surprise that the sport’s international stewarding body never has considered any place in the state a “pinnacle ...

The Italian athletes bomb down the Copper Mountain race course in a blur, their skis slicing barely perceptible arcs in the firm snow. “Look at that. Can you believe we’ve had 400 guys on that in the ...

Where: Patapsco Valley State Park near Ellicott City. Why: Churches galore, a free horse ride and some stellar mountain biking. How Far: About 40 miles from the Beltway, or two hours with stops. They ...