# Subterranean Bike Trails The Mega Underground Bike Park is a BMX Travel Dream By Rebecca Byers | Published 2015-02-12 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mega-underground-bike-park References: [weburbanist](http://weburbanist.com/2015/02/10/abandoned-mine-is-now-worlds-largest-indoor-bmx-bike-park/) & [louisvillemegacavern](http://www.louisvillemegacavern.com/attractions/6/mega-underground-bike-park) Located within the Louisville Mega Cavern, the [Mega Underground Bike Park](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/live-sports-jackpot) is the latest addition to the attraction that is sure to attract [BMX fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bmx-team) from all over. The massive newly opened subterranean bike park is the world's largest. The Mega Underground Bike Park is a part of the roadside attraction that has seen the restoration of the former Louisville Crushed Stone Mine into a tourism magnet. The Mega Underground Bike Park contains 45 trails totaling 5 m of ramps and obstacles and sits 100 ft underground and boasts a square footage of 320,000. The attraction also features [zip lining and challenge courses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beast-land-theme-park), while other areas of the cave are still occupied by businesses. The former limestone cavern is built up with empty shipping containers to form the jumps. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Sports](https://www.trendhunter.com/sports) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Subterranean Bike Parks:** Opportunity to create more underground bike parks in other cities and countries. - **Underground Tourism:** Development of attractions and activities in underground spaces for tourism purposes. - **Extreme Sports Tourism:** Adventure and extreme sports tourism opportunities, capitalizing on underground bike parks and other unique attractions. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Tourism:** Opportunity for businesses in the tourism industry to invest in and develop underground attractions. - **Sports and Entertainment:** Creation of new business opportunities in the sports and entertainment industry, specifically targeting extreme sports and adventure tourism. - **Construction and Infrastructure:** Demand for construction and infrastructure development in underground spaces to support the creation of underground bike parks and other attractions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Underwater Bicycle Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ijboulevard.md) - [Mammoth-Wheel Mountain Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plussize-bike.md) - [Record-Breaking Skate Megaramps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-bulls-building-drop.md) - [Hyper-Efficient Mountain Bicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyperefficient-mountain-bicycles.md) - [Old Mine Tunnel-Integrated Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atelier-xk.md) - [Climate-Controlled Cycling Paths](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cycling-path.md) - [Challenge-Park Adventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beast-land-theme-park.md) - [Organic Urban Playgrounds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-boulder-park.md) - [Trail-Ready Commuter E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trailready-commuter-ebike.md)