On a hot Sunday morning in early June, tires skid along sandy trails in the woods just off Hooper Road. Bike riders in helmets and gloves zoom around tupelo trees and over small hills with the winding Comite River in view.
With names like The Noose, Skid Mark, Broken Bridge, Newton’s Drop and Head Hunter, these trails don’t exactly convey the idea of a leisurely bike ride. But for a small group of mountain biking enthusiasts who call the Capital Region home, BREC’s Comite River Park bike trails are a rugged hidden gem.
“That section of Baton Rouge is perfect for a mountain biking trail,” Jason Huckaby of the Baton Rouge Area Mountain Bike Association told 225 in December. “There are people from all over the country that are like, ‘You have a trail like this in Baton Rouge?’ So we’re trying to get out the word to new riders.”