Trail is
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16 trail reviews |
Difficulty:  - Intermediate |
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| Length: 6 miles | Global Rank: #3520 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 44 | Wishlist: 19 |
| 0 trail check-ins |
Climb // Descend +500 // -400 feet |
| Average Speed: 5.6 mph | Average Time: 0hr 59min |
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Description
The Triangle's newest trail opened on December 5, 2004 thanks to the hard work of DOMBO
(www.dombo-nc.org), Durham and Orange county parks & rec, and other volunteers. Trailhead
starts on north side of the parking lot (maps available), first 1/2 mile is winding singletrack to the
start of the first loop. There are two easily connectable loops separated by a double track trail.
Hard and easy paths indicated by signs throughout the trail. The "hard" trails are so named
because of the 10 or more large log crossings. About halfway through, there are some good
climbs. The trails are still pretty fresh and off camber in places, but overall there is a good mix
of technical winding singletrack and rolling hills. Check it out and tell your friends, the conditions
will get much better if we keep riding them the next few months!
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Description
The Triangle's newest trail opened on December 5, 2004 thanks to the hard work of DOMBO
(www.dombo-nc.org), Durham and Orange county parks & rec, and other volunteers. Trailhead
starts on north side of the parking lot (maps available), first 1/2 mile is winding singletrack to the
start of the first loop. There are two easily connectable loops separated by a double track trail.
Hard and easy paths indicated by signs throughout the trail. The "hard" trails are so named
because of the 10 or more large log crossings. About halfway through, there are some good
climbs. The trails are still pretty fresh and off camber in places, but overall there is a good mix
of technical winding singletrack and rolling hills. Check it out and tell your friends, the conditions
will get much better if we keep riding them the next few months!
added by mudhunny 
on December 5, 2004
on December 5, 2004Trail Reviews [Add a review]
Review: Checked it out today. Seems to be open. Did not ride. Just scouting for future rides. No closed signs anywhere.
Review: Big "closed" sign on the trail entrances.
Review: Nice single track. Hard to get a good flow going on my first loop, second time around it was not so bad. Very well marked. Easy to ride almost all the trails by taking all lefts (or all rights). Most of the logs mentioned in Mudhunny's write up are gone/notched out. Lots of short fun stretches that leave you grinning like a fool. Not-so-great for single speeds, a lot of tight switchbacks at the bottom of the climbs have you going into them with no momentum. A loop that hit most parts of the trail was about 50 min for me.
* Review edited 12/29/2008
Similar Trail: Crabtree
* Review edited 12/29/2008
Similar Trail: Crabtree
Review: This is an awesome trail. A great mix of beginner to advance. Trails are well maintained and wel marked.
Review: Really enjoyed these trails. Very well marked, and easy to follow with optional routes. Loved the technical stuff!! Not much climging but enough to make you feel like you worked!! A little rocky in some places. It is in a nice park with inddor plumbing and they have great t-shirts for sale in the office.
Review: I love the log crossings. I agree that they are difficult and break the flow, but this is what makes these trails so awesome. A great place to learn and practice your skills. The goal should be to learn to flow with the big log crossings(I feel like I can say this bc I'm still learning) or get off and walk over them. Either way it's all good. Definitely don't nix them though.
Similar Trail: Chapel Hill Highschool Trails
Similar Trail: Chapel Hill Highschool Trails
Review: I have to agree with the last post, these trails are too slow and technical, parts of it are fun but still pretty hard. The log crossings are just ridiculous, they need to at least cut these giant logs on the side of the trail so the intermediate rider can cross without having to stop. Lots of rocks and lots of sharp turns. This is a tough trail, but not that fun the first time out, I was afraid of what was coming up next.
Review: I rode the forest roads at these trails for 2 years before opening, and helped DOMBO build them. Unfortunately, these trails are WAY to slow and technical for my taste. Your average speed is about 3 - 4 mph, and you hack a lung just trying to go that speed. However, they are 4 miles from my house, so they are quite convenient considering all the other tiangle trails are a 45 min + drive.
Similar Trail: If you like this, you'll like Rocky Road next to the Crabtree trails in Cary.
Similar Trail: If you like this, you'll like Rocky Road next to the Crabtree trails in Cary.
Review: The trails seem to be pretty well broken in now, and it's obvious that there has been work done on the trails over the summer. I really like the new bridges, especially the one with the nice hump ramp. Trails seem much faster now.
Similar Trail: Chapel Hill High School
Similar Trail: Chapel Hill High School
Review: My first trail ride after moving down here from Michigan! I liked it - lots of BIG logs, tight and twisty. I love technical trails! I am only rating it a 7 because some of the logs were impassible whith out smashing you chain rings, adding some smaller logs to make them into ramps would be a huge improvement...
Review: This trail is a great trail. I rode it for the first time last weekend and I must say it was longer than what I was expecting. There are challenges all along the way (except for the beginning section)! As for the logs, they have to stay! As someone else has already said, that is part of what makes mtn. biking mtn. biking! Hit this trail after work if you get a chance!
Similar Trail: New Light, Atlantic Ave., powerline section of Regency Park
Similar Trail: New Light, Atlantic Ave., powerline section of Regency Park
Review: responding to trek7k. Logs and obstacles it was what makes mtn biking what it is. There are plenty places to ride if you don't like logs. KEEP THE LOGS!
Review: Great new trail for the triangle. I really liked the first "beginner" section, the trail is really tight and smooth. The advanced loop is fun as well but the large logs get your rhythm off a bit. Informal poll: how many people like the logs on the trail and how many want them gone? Just post your review here if you've ridden this trail, I'm just curious. Enjoy.
Similar Trail: New Light?
Similar Trail: New Light?
Review: Drove the 45 minutes to get there from Cary only to find the trails closed. Bummer. I recommend calling first to make sure teh trails will be open when you arive. The park # is: 919.732.5505
Review: sweet new singletrack... props to DOMBO and all their tireless volunteers. when packed down, this course should be much faster... until you hit the logs. on the "hard" trail, there are no log crossings under 12" in diameter. tough climbs and some fast downhill, gulley sections. a nice cedar skybridge to boot.
Recommendations
Mount Herman Trail (100%)Beaver Dam (67%)
Owls Roost (Bur-Mil Park) (67%)
Dark Mountain Trail (67%)
Monarch Crest Trail (67%)
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* Review edited 6/17/2011
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