Is it worth the trip?
83Good out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 83 out of 100
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Tue 3 · 83 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 83 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 83 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 83 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 83 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 83 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in one fact
- Up to S3Singletrail scale
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 0 mm | 28°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Map
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Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More mountain biking near here
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sand Pine
Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Oct to May. The nearest town to stay in is Riverview.
- Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.
- Hardest Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,270–US$2,340 each
about US$1,270–US$2,340 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to TPA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$181–US$382 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$100–US$167 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$348–US$583 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$301–US$569 |
| Total | about US$1,270–US$2,340 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Riverview
36 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Riverview its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 35m
About 5h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → TPA, direct, then 1h 05m by road
Flights MDW → TPA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.