I disagree. As a hiker and biker, I love checking new trail, regardless of whether I've got to dodge the occasional biker or not.
I recently was in Florida on a trail system that apparently was dedicated MTB only, and got yelled at a few times.
Hey man, I'm just scoping out your awesome trails so next time I can take my bike!
Too dangerous because of bikers, or too dangerous because of terrain? I couldn't see how terrain could be safer on bike vs hiking...someone had to build it.