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Bill Heffner Elementary School Mountain Bike Trail
Fayetteville, North Carolina
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
20 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 1/2/12 by Jarrett.morgan |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 6 miles | Global Rank: #1584 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 50 | Wishlist: 18 |
| Avg. Speed: 6.13 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 30min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +2,945/-3,114 ft | |
 5 trail check-ins |
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Description: the loop is good single track local guys build bridges and maintain the trail real well. the ride is all what you want it to be if you want it to be technical you just ride it fast and it will be full of surprises
Description: the loop is good single track local guys build bridges and maintain the trail real well. the ride is all what you want it to be if you want it to be technical you just ride it fast and it will be full of surprises
added on June 17, 2005 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by jaredmcvay on February 12, 2012
Rode it again today, and it keeps getting bigger out there. Hit this up some time. It's a great ride. These guys are making some great stuff.
reviewed by paynedr12 on February 8, 2012
Rode the trail yesterday, first time in 2012! Glad someone put up some signs. Im still going to throw some extra engineer tape on a few of the trees. Only problem now is more people need to ride it. This trail has tons of potential. Going to do at least one ride a week at this trail.
* Review edited 2/8/2012
reviewed by Ayalbe on January 2, 2012
We have been building up the freeride section for a couple months and its turning out awesome. Thanks to the guys the made the cut a rounds so all riders can still enjoy the trail. This trail is great for all types of riders now.
reviewed by Jarrett.morgan on January 2, 2012
The trail has received some upgrades from local riders which has really increased the intensity of some areas. There are multiple trails and people of all skill levels can find something to ride, however; must trails require some skill to ride fast. There are multiple fire breaks out there that can be used as well.
reviewed by jaredmcvay on January 2, 2012
Main Trail was a good ride and there is much work being done out there. From there, you can hit multiple other trails. I hit almost 9 miles before going back to hit some again. There is something for everyone out there. If the main trail isn't what you're looking for, branch out. you'll find it. The Rating can go from Easiest to Difficult.
reviewed by xxxbrowningxxx on November 15, 2011
The trails are not labled and hard to follow in some ares of it but when you get the hang of it you'll know which lane is a little challenging. Riding fast on this trail is the good way, I will be here every week :)
reviewed by seancalleja on November 9, 2011
This trail was a real pleasure. It is difficult to stick to the outline of the trail but you could spend hours hitting different trails here. The bridges and jumps are a lot of fun! Great Place and will be returning.
Similar Trail: training area East, Fort Lewis, WA
reviewed by meanmejia on August 11, 2011
Fun, lots of shade, and in town. As others have stated, trail needs better marking or you'll spend most of the time looking for the next section.
Similar Trail: Smith Lake
reviewed by psychosapper on October 17, 2009
Trail head is difficult to find as the school put up chain link fencing around the building. Spent the majority of the ride looking for the next section as the trail is intersected by multiple access roads. Trail was in decent shape and spent time doing maintenance on a couple of bridges. What we did ride had some fast sections and some technical obstacles.
Similar Trail: Smith lake black and blue trails.
reviewed by Bill_Pittman on July 10, 2009
This is a very fun and challenging trail. Less than half of the trail (that I could find) was quite technical with sharp ascents/descents, bridge and creek crossings, logs, etc.. Spent a good portion of the time just trying to find the next section. Found arrows and ties but they are so small that unless you are really looking you will miss them.
* Review edited 7/10/2009
reviewed by srulli6797 on June 23, 2009
This is an amazingly fun ride and a great workout. Tragically, if you don't have someone that has ridden it before, it is very unlikely that you will actually be able to find the entire trail. I highly recommend that whoever is upkeeping this trail, re-mark the exact path.
Similar Trail: Any hard-tail/front suspension bike will work. Full suspension will make it easier on your body and the trail. You will definitely want clip-in pedals and a helmet. You can probably survive this ride without these, but you'll need to keep it slower.
reviewed by sapperpatten on October 25, 2008
Only been out there 2 times so far. It does get hard to follow at times but you can make up your out track very easily, just make sure you are going the right way or it will seem like an uphill ride the whole time. Just needs some people to maintain it and it could be one of the best kept secrets in Fayetteville. Definately will be going back multiple times a week* Review edited 10/25/2008
* Review edited 10/25/2008
reviewed by vic_953 on September 23, 2008
Great technical trail, good climbs. need to go with someone who has been riding trail for first time
reviewed by mweav024 on January 31, 2008
This trail was great for an old guy just getting in to the sport. The trail was generally easy to follow, the GPS file was right on. The majority of the bridges have been repaired and overall the trail looked great. I followed other tracks when I get a little twisted around and had a blast. I will ride this one more in the future to help hone some skills.
Similar Trail: Just getting to know what is available in the area
reviewed by Sprocket78 on July 8, 2007
Trail needs lots of maintenance. A lot of the bridges rotted and have fallen down. The start of the trail by the school is difficult find. Lots of dirt roads going all over the place. Once you find the trail it's not to hard to follow.
reviewed by go_fast13 on June 3, 2007
i rode this trail last weekend, for the first time in a couple months, and there was a "No Trespassing" sign posted at the Bill Heffner ES trailhead. The trail seemed to be abandoned and was overgrown with vegetation in many areas, and extremely hard to follow to say the least. i will say that there were a few sections that were rideable and fun, but overall it was a waste of time. i really don't plan on going back.
reviewed by dauw on December 27, 2006
This is a decent trail. No big climbs, but there are some logs and creek crossings. It can be a little hard to follow sometimes though. Take it at speed and enjoy!
reviewed by prophet on October 12, 2006
Trail has tons of potential, it lack years of maintenance. A lot of the bridges mentioned in the original posting are rotted, and have fallen down (or have been torn down). I will try to repair small sections of the trail each time I go out if others do the same it could be back in great shape in no time. The start of the trail and around the school has been recently destroyed buy 4-wheel ATVs, making it a little bit more difficult for new riders to find their way. The trail itís self offers a little bit of everything, take it fast, or at dusk for added thrill.
reviewed by whitey on August 17, 2006
Good trail for honing a few technical skills. Take it fast and it gets better. Has a lot of trail options, so you can mix it up. Pretty interesting trail and way better than Smith Lake if you want to stay local and take it up a notch.
reviewed by redheadmedic on May 7, 2006
This trail is great, If you don't get a rush out of it you either got on the wrong trail or you ride to slow. This trail has lots of great single track. This trail is not marked well but you should not get lost since all the trails eventually lead back. Definetly the best ride in or around Fayetteville.
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