Charlotte, NC Mountain Biking Trails
Whether you're looking for mountain biking trails in Charlotte, North Carolina or using Charlotte as your launching point to other trails nearby, here is a list of some of our favorite trails.
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Airline Bike Park
★ ★ ★ ★ ★Charlotte's very own bike park with XC trails, downhill lines, MTB jump lines off of a wooden "flight deck," and more.
Whitewater Center
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆Very family-friendly facility with ~26 Miles of XC trails that offer unlimited routes. The facility offers bike rentals, food/beer galore, innumerous outdoor-oriented activities outside of biking, and features several events like live music, race series, holiday/season-themed events, etc.
Rattlesnake Bike Park
★ ★ ★ ★ ★Closest shuttle-assisted bike park to Charlotte about an hour outside of Southwest Charlotte. Features fast, flowy downhill lines with jumps, drops, gaps, etc.
Mountain Creek Park
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆Very flowy, machined trails with three "Hub" locations offering a central, lap-able access point to several downhill, feature-focused trails (jumps, gaps, drops, berms).
Rocky Branch
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆Old school trails with rocky features, a central "Outpost" location with three jump lines, a platform drop in jump line, and some introductory, lap-able lines that offer a progressive introduction to riding MTB features like berms.
Backyard Trails
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆Hand-cut, technical singletrack featuring tons of diverse (and unique) features.
Anne Springs Close Greenway
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆Expansive, absolutely beautiful greenway system in South Carolina featuring a MTB Skills Area and a handful interconnected XC trails.
Mountain Island Park
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆An entry-level trail system with a couple beginner jump lines and accessibility-focused adaptive flow trails.
Ride Rock Creek Bike Park
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆Ride Rock Creek is a ~2 hour drive from Charlotte, but it features the best bike park downhill in North Carolina.
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