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SaveThe trails at Briar Chapel loop around the neighborhood, not far across the Chatham / Orange County line on 15-501. These trails have a good mix of terrain and challenges. Generally speaking, there are rocks, but you can find some fast flow too. And the challenging trails on Bennett Mountain will have you wondering if you are really still in the Triangle. There’s a fun line with berms on the Herndon Loop that lead to and from a skills area with beginner, intermediate, and advanced lines.
There are a few places to park but the biggest lot is the paved one near the clubhouse. There are a few ways to access the trail from there. Check the map.
Come out to a TORC group ride if you would like some help finding your way around. Check meetup.
There are a few places to park but the biggest lot is the paved one near the clubhouse. There are a few ways to access the trail from there. Check the map.
Come out to a TORC group ride if you would like some help finding your way around. Check meetup.
google parking directions Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
28 trails
- Hike
24 trails
- Trail Running
24 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 16
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Feb 5, 2023
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 27
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 28
- Trails Hike
- 24
- Trails Trail Running
- 24
- Total Distance
- 22 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,155 ft
- Total Vertical
- 175 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 574 ft
- Reports
- 3,704
- Photos
- 36
- Ridden Counter
- 3,594
Popular Briar Chapel Mountain Biking Trails
Briar Chapel Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| TORCfest Demo Loop | 2 miles | |
| [Unofficial] 2nd Annual Trail Bandit MTB Race at Briar Chapel | 7 miles | |
| Hardcore BC v1 | 16 miles | |
| TORCFest Briar Chapel Full Pull | 11 miles | |
| TORCFest to Avid Loop and Back | 3 miles | |
| TORCfest Beginner Loop | 4 miles | |
| 15 mile Briar Chapel Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
| 15 mile Briar Chapel All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
| 23 mile Briar Chapel Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 23 miles |
| 11 mile Briar Chapel Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
Photos of Briar Chapel Mountain Bike
trail: unSTANKtioned
8 |
Jan 1, 2023 @ 12:16pm
Jan 1, 2023
trail: BC Skills Adv
65 |
Mar 18, 2022 @ 10:10am
Mar 18, 2022
trail: Bennett Mountain
180 |
Sep 26, 2021 @ 2:39pm
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Bennett Mountain
166 |
Sep 26, 2021 @ 2:37pm
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Bennett Mountain
129 |
Sep 26, 2021 @ 2:35pm
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Bennett Mountain
157 |
Sep 26, 2021 @ 2:33pm
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Briar Chapel
225 |
May 12, 2020 @ 8:29pm
May 12, 2020
trail: Playin Hooky
147 |
May 12, 2020 @ 8:28pm
May 12, 2020Videos of Briar Chapel Mountain Bike
trail: Misfit Mile
228 |
Apr 30, 2021
trail: Briar Chapel
296 |
Nov 21, 2020
trail: Briar Chapel
6:36 |
204 |
Nov 6, 2019
trail: Briar Chapel
0:09 |
349 |
Oct 28, 2019
trail: Briar Chapel
1:31 |
207 |
May 28, 2017
trail: Herndon Loop
8:16 |
766 |
Aug 10, 2019 , Chapel Hill
trail: BC Skills
2:58 |
891 |
Mar 12, 2018 , Chapel Hill
trail: BC Skills Adv
2:55 |
655 |
Mar 12, 2018 , Chapel Hill
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herndon Loop | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:30am Feb 5, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Herndon Cutoff | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:30am Feb 5, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | tjstankus TORC |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson Pond Loop | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Tiger | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| unSTANKtioned | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Skills Access | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Pop Pop | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Silver Alert | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Pokeberry Creek | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Playin Hooky | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Over the Creek to BC Main | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC | ||
| Mr. Hyde | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 | Variable | tjstankus TORC |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | tjstankus | add | report | Alt and 30 more | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:28am Feb 5, 2023 |
| tjstankus | add | report | Alt and 29 more | Feb 4, 2023 @ 8:45am Feb 4, 2023 |
| tjstankus | add | report | Alt and 31 more | Jan 29, 2023 @ 8:35pm Jan 29, 2023 |
| tjstankus | add | report | Alt and 28 more | Jan 27, 2023 @ 11:35am Jan 27, 2023 |
| tjstankus | add | report | Alt and 63 more | Jan 26, 2023 @ 9:09am Jan 26, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | I'll check later in the morning tomorrow and... | Dec 31, 2022 @ 8:17pm Dec 31, 2022 | ||
 | report | Any chances of the trail being dry enough to... | Dec 31, 2022 @ 5:28pm Dec 31, 2022 | ||
| report | All trails open. I don’t know how to open... | Jul 20, 2021 @ 2:13pm Jul 20, 2021 | ||
| trail | Rode this on June 5 2021, new development has... | Jun 5, 2021 @ 11:50am Jun 5, 2021 | ||
| trail | The best skills park in the triangle. Blue,... | Mar 22, 2021 @ 11:19am Mar 22, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina OEC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 km | |
| Carolina North Forest | 2 | 11 | 7.9 km | ||
| Greene Tract Forest | 3 | 4 | 9.3 km | ||
| Johnston Mill Nature Preserve | 11.3 km | ||||
| RTP Mountain Bike Trails | 7 | 11.9 km |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Chapel Skill Park | skill park | Chapel Hill |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 28 | 22 miles | 2,156 ft | 10 miles | 174 ft | #1,400 | #761 | 36 | 3,704 | 6 | 5,279 | |
| Hike | 24 | 19 miles | 1,903 ft | 9 miles | 174 ft | #1,055 | #661 | 3,700 | 4 | 26 | ||
| Trail Running | 24 | 19 miles | 1,903 ft | 9 miles | 174 ft | #1,061 | #659 | 3,700 | 4 | 38 |
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