2.5 miles
Distance
174 ft
Climb
-174 ft
Descent
00:15:37
Avg time

Box Turtle Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Pocahontas State Park
    Chesterfield, Virginia
  • AKA
    Green
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    All Season
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #37147 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2001
  • Land Owner
    DCR

Box Turtle Trail is one of four trails (this, Tall Oaks, Morel Ravine and Little West Virginia) that make up the Morgan Trail System. This is a beginner rated trail with no unavoidable obstacles, no steep climbs and a relatively few rooty or rocky sections. The trail is relatively narrow in sections for a beginner trail and it would not be suitable for very young children. Even so, the trail is popular with more advanced riders because it can be extremely fast for a cross country trail and has some fun, flowy downhill sections.

Access Info

Access this trail either from the Morgan Trail System trailhead on Crosstick Trail or from the Horner Forest Trail parking lot on Qualla Road via the Qualla Connector Trail

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More Stats for Box Turtle Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    0 ft
  • Altitude min
    140 ft
  • Altitude max
    220 ft
  • Altitude start
    216 ft
  • Altitude end
    217 ft
  • Grade max
    -12.6%
  • Grade min
    16%
  • Distance climb
    4,541 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    3,025 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:37
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:40
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on Dec 26, 2024
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Avg: 3.88 (12 votes)
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      Box Turtle Trail Trail Reports

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      Dec 26, 2024 @ 12:07pm
      Dec 26, 2024
      Tree down after creek crossing
      Dec 20, 2024 @ 12:20pm
      Dec 20, 2024
      Small tree down across trail on uphill
      Dec 13, 2024 @ 10:24am
      Dec 13, 2024
      reporter Small deadfall down. Rollable.
      Oct 12, 2024 @ 12:17pm
      Oct 12, 2024
      Aug 16, 2024 @ 5:08am
      Aug 16, 2024
      Tree down. ( I submitted already but not sure it went thru
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 21 rides
      • 26 miles avg distance
      All
      • 404 rides
      • Last: Feb 15, 2025

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      Oct 15, 2023 @ 6:56pm
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      Oct 15, 2023 @ 6:55pm
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      Dec 26, 2024 @ 12:08pm
      Dec 26, 2024
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      Dec 20, 2024 @ 12:22pm
      Dec 20, 2024

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      Riding the Box Turtle Trail at Pocahontas...
      11:34 | 578 | Sep 28, 2020 , Chesterfield
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