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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
197 trails
- E-Bike
83 trails
- Horse
3 trails
- Hike
236 trails
- Trail Running
236 trails
Region Details
- 67
- 25
- 43
- 52
- 9
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 255
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 197
- Trails E-Bike
- 83
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 236
- Trails Trail Running
- 236
- Total Distance
- 289 miles
- Total Descent
- 14,805 ft
- Total Vertical
- 339 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 488 ft
- Reports
- 20,878
- Photos
- 181
- Ridden Counter
- 3,101
Sub Regions
- Apex (9)
- Cary (13)
- The Waterworks (2)
- Holly Springs (19)
- New Hill (16)
- North Raleigh (15)
- Durant Nature Park (5)
- Green Hills (4)
- Horseshoe Park (4)
- Raleigh (124)
Popular Wake County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Lake Trail Lake Crabtree County Park | |||
Old Reedy Creek Rd William B. Umstead State Park | |||
Reedy Creek Trail William B. Umstead State Park | |||
286 Entrance Trail Lake Crabtree County Park | |||
North Section (Advanced) Harris Lake County Park | |||
Flow Trail Harris Lake County Park | |||
Hog Run (Beginner) Harris Lake County Park | |||
286 Outer Loop Lake Crabtree County Park | |||
HLCP Skills Area Harris Lake County Park | |||
286 Inner Loop Connector Lake Crabtree County Park | |||
286 Inner Loop Lake Crabtree County Park | |||
South Turkey Creek Trail William B. Umstead State Park | |||
North Turkey Creek Trail William B. Umstead State Park | |||
East Section (Advanced) Harris Lake County Park | |||
South Section (Advanced) Harris Lake County Park |
Wake County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Outer Loop Beginner Friendly Route Lake Crabtree County Park | 5 miles | |
Williamson Preserve Loop - CCW Williamson Preserve | 7 miles | |
Umstead Park Figure 8 Loop Lake Crabtree County Park | 16 miles | |
Old Creedmoor Raleigh | 10 miles | |
Follow Me... Crabtree Lake Crabtree County Park | 6 miles | |
Hog Run Outer Loop CCW Harris Lake County Park | 7 miles | |
Greenway - Raleigh to Clayton William B. Umstead State Park | 24 miles | |
Crabtree East Recovery Loop Lake Crabtree County Park | 3 miles | |
LCCP Figure 8 Lake Crabtree County Park | 7 miles | |
LCCP Loop CCW Lake Crabtree County Park | 5 miles |
Photos of Wake County Mountain Bike
trail: American Tobacco
99 |
Jul 2, 2019 @ 3:35am
Jul 2, 2019
trail: American Tobacco
129 |
Jul 2, 2019 @ 3:35am
Jul 2, 2019Videos of Wake County Mountain Bike

trail: Nance Springs Loop
0:03 |
120 |
Mar 31, 2022

trail: Nance Springs Loop
0:08 |
101 |
Dec 6, 2021

trail: Pine Warbler Loop
2:50 |
185 |
Jan 10, 2021

trail: 286 Outer Loop
51 |
Apr 17, 2025 , Raleigh

trail: 286 Inner Loop
33 |
Apr 17, 2025 , Raleigh

trail: 286 Entrance Trail
14 |
Apr 17, 2025 , Raleigh

trail: Tulip Poplar
40 |
Mar 14, 2025 , Raleigh
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Parking lot connector RTP Mountain Bike Trails | Jul 15, 2025 @ 7:45am 1 day | Unknown | ysakamachi RTP | ||
Old East Loop RTP Mountain Bike Trails | Jul 15, 2025 @ 7:45am 1 day | Unknown | ysakamachi RTP | ||
O'Kelly Loop RTP Mountain Bike Trails | Jul 15, 2025 @ 7:45am 1 day | Unknown | ysakamachi RTP |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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HarrisLake | add | report | activity #76027092 and 17 more | Jul 16, 2025 @ 8:43am 2 hours |
Stephenalexander | vote | trail | activity #76019434 | Jul 16, 2025 @ 6:34am 5 hours |
ysakamachi | add | report | activity #75954556 and 7 more | Jul 15, 2025 @ 7:45am 1 day |
HarrisLake | add | report | activity #75944874 and 17 more | Jul 15, 2025 @ 4:32am 1 day |
torc-nc | add | report | activity #75937338 and 5 more | Jul 15, 2025 @ 12:02am 1 day |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Nice mostly shaded. If cycling go early. ... | Jul 5, 2025 @ 8:26am Jul 5, 2025 | ||
trail | Sections of nice and flat with technical rock... | Apr 15, 2025 @ 8:29am Apr 15, 2025 | ||
trail | Homeless encampment right along the main path.... | Apr 14, 2025 @ 8:37pm Apr 14, 2025 | ||
trail | Homeless camp has gotten pretty large and the... | Apr 14, 2025 @ 8:35pm Apr 14, 2025 | ||
trail | This is not a beginner trail. There are 12 1ft... | Sep 22, 2024 @ 9:41am Sep 22, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge34 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k3 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k0 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Skill Park | skill park | North Raleigh | |
HLCP Skill Park | skill park | New Hill |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 197 | 241 miles | 10,807 ft | 85 miles | 338 ft | 171 | 20,878 | 15 | 76,055 | |||
E-Bike | 83 | 131 miles | 4,560 ft | 47 miles | 331 ft | 12,680 | 4 | 1,305 | ||||
Horse | 3 | 26 miles | 725 ft | 11 miles | 190 ft | 244 | ||||||
Hike | 236 | 275 miles | 13,967 ft | 99 miles | 338 ft | 7 | 20,775 | 4 | 2,412 | |||
Trail Running | 236 | 275 miles | 13,967 ft | 99 miles | 338 ft | 1 | 20,775 | 3 | 4,169 |
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