by Keith and Heather Nicol
We always would rather bike to a scenic viewpoint or waterfall if we can since biking is usually so much faster especially on the descent. So when a friend mentioned a waterfall on the Trent River that they saw from a black diamond mountain bike trail at Cumberland we decided to look into how we could get there without the skill needed to bike a black diamond bike trail. Fortunately with the Trailforks app you can sometimes figure out another way to get to a location using easier trails. It didn't take long to put together a route that would basically involve logging roads or easy green trails since one of group had an old hardtail bike and little experience biking on some of Cumberland's more difficult trails. We started at the main bike parking lot in Cumberland and once on the trails headed to Davis Lake Main East to Trent River Main. We ascended up Trent River Main to Trent Canyon Access Road (these roads are marked on trailforks). We turned left on that road and followed it to the Black Diamond- Trent Canyon Trail Lower and after leaving our bikes at the top of the trail we walked down this trail for a few minutes to a nice waterfall. With snowmelt there is currently a nice amount of water flowing and after getting some pictures we walked back to our bikes and proceeded down Trent River Main to Allen Lake Main then to Allen Lake North to Shaker Road and then down Davis Lake Main West to the car park. Total distance was about 17.5 km and it took 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete. Note almost all of the trails we rode on were wide logging roads except part of Allen Lake North. Be sure to download the Trailforks app if you want to explore any of the many multi use trails at Cumberland. Remember those trails are not just for avid mountain bikers- many trail runners and hikers also use those trails. See you on the trail.
Daughter Kristie taking a picture of the falls
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Kristie and Steve at Allen Lake
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