3 miles
Distance
239 ft
Climb
-238 ft
Descent
00:23:48
Avg time
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Blue Heron Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Watershed Trails
    Greensboro, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    All
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Other
  • Global Ranking
    #19908 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

This trail is fun, flowy and easy on the rider. It's one of the easiest in the area and is a great trail to start new riders on. It has many whoop-dee-doos and some climbing - but nothing extreme.

The trail skirts along the shore line of beautiful Lake Townsend. There is plenty of variety too as the trail leads you out of the woods for multiple power line crossings. A few sections have deep gullies and dips that are fun to blast through and out of on your bike. Blue Heron flows great and is relatively easy for any rider or hiker to tackle.

source: Parks and Rec
Access Info

Parking lot at trailhead: 4953 Yanceyville Rd, Browns Summit, NC 27214
Search Google Maps for "Blue Heron Trail Head"
https://goo.gl/maps/g6JS93dMGh62

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Do not ride closed trails.

More Stats for Blue Heron bike trail
  • Altitude change
    2 ft
  • Altitude min
    718 ft
  • Altitude max
    753 ft
  • Altitude start
    730 ft
  • Altitude end
    732 ft
  • Grade
    0.013%
  • Grade max
    -15.935%
  • Grade min
    20.307%
  • Distance climb
    1 miles
  • Distance down
    1 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,758 ft
  • Avg time
    00:23:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:20:30
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on Oct 16, 2019
Wet
Avg: 4 (2 votes)

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      Blue Heron Trail Reports

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      Oct 16, 2019 @ 7:41am
      13 hours
      		 reporter All trails closed due to rain
      Sep 28, 2019 @ 6:56am
      Sep 28, 2019
      Sep 25, 2019 @ 4:38pm
      Sep 25, 2019
      		 reporter
      String trimmed power line middle section of BH.
      Sep 24, 2019 @ 10:24am
      Sep 24, 2019
      		 reporter
      Cleared low hanging trees in prep for the race this weekend.
      Sep 23, 2019 @ 4:50pm
      Sep 23, 2019
      		 reporter
      String trim first powerline area from Church Street
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 10 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
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      • 15 miles avg distance
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