Sunday's mountain bike ride was a great trip. With everyone in the group having mountain bikes already we decided to go somewhere new and after great debate we decided to head to Warsaw, IN to Winona Lake. We had heard many great things about the mountain biking there but what we were most impressed with after riding the awesome trails was the beautiful community and friendly people we met. One of the best Sunday road trips ever.
The trail system itself is built on an old Boys Club grounds. It is now private property and the trail system is well maintained if you stay on the trail, but if you're like me you'll fall into a giant patch of thorn bushes and have to slowly extract yourself out of the mess!
The Village at Winona itself has an amazing history, and has been restored into a beautiful small lakeside community with shops, artists, great restaurants, and even a bike shop called Trailhouse that has rentals (singlespeeds too, I know you all want to try a singlespeed with me) and some great owners we had the chance to meet.
The locals were all very nice, and one of them led us through the maze of trails. He is involved with the local cycling group there called KCV Cycling, and they do multiple fundraisers and special events at the trails and with the village.
The city of Warsaw itself seemed very nice too, and there are multiple interesting places to eat. We chose Mad Anthony Brewing Company, where they had an endless menu of unique choices and great locally brewed beer on tap.
All in all, this is a great place to go whether for mountain biking or just to spend the day. We will definitely be going back! Doesn't hurt that everyone we met was named Rob... Both the local that showed us around and the owner of the bike shop... How much better can it get than that!
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