I went out and rode this trail last week. To start with, there is more like 20 miles of trail out here, not 12. The orange loop is 12.1-12.5 miles long, and the red loop is about 6.7-7 miles long. (That's 19 right there). Now the blue loops is confusing, because it runs in with parts of both the orange and red loops, but it is easy to say that there is at least 20+ miles of trail out there.
Started out with the orange loop, and the trail was pretty wide and covered in muddy horse prints to begin with. However, when you reach the outer reaches of the loop, you reap the reward when the trail narrows down to gnary, very single single track.
The red trail varies from gravel road to singletrack and back a couple of times.
All in all, this place was pretty good, but make no mistake about it: these are horse trails. There are lots of hills, and the trails tend to go straight up them, and straight down them. This makes for a VERY strenuous 20 miles, also bearing in mind all of the erosion that has taken place and all of the technical obstacles that abound.
One last note: signage. I was pretty skeptical when there were no decent trail maps in the parking area, but once you are out on the trail, the signs are awesome, with mileage, and several bailout options. That's a couple points in favor for this trail.
(Four out of five stars)
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