Cycling goes underground at subterranean bike park

Cycling might be counterculture, but never before has it been quite as underground as the Mega Cavern mountain bike park – a 350,000 square feet subterranean trail system in Louisville, Kentucky.

The disused limestone quarry has 90-ft ceilings, a constant year-round temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and as a former dumping site for hardcore from local building sites, no shortage of material to turn into ramps and tabletops.

The jumps and singletrack currently cover the area of four British football pitches, but occupy only 10 per cent of the quarry. If the bike park proves a success it could expand to well over 100 miles of track.

Visitors will be offered half or full-day passes, bikes to rent and a mechanic will be on hand to offer repairs.

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