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	closed	02/26 1:50 pm	ForestRidgeManager

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Category	Average Rating
Overall :	4.0 / 5.0   based on 17 votes
Technical :	1.1 / 5.0   based on 17 votes
Climbing :	1.1 / 5.0   based on 17 votes
Freeride :	1.1 / 5.0   based on 17 votes
Scenery/Wildlife :	4.2 / 5.0   based on 17 votes
Flow :	4.4 / 5.0   based on 17 votes

Description
Location: South eastern most portion of Falls Lake, south of Highway 98 and west of Capital Blvd.
Miles: 3
Skill Level: Beginner
Contact: Park Office 919-996-5800
Link: Official Park Page

Map
Directions
Park Hours and Fees
Rules of the Trail

Forest Ridge is an extremely beginner friendly trail. It is fast, flowy, flat, and fun. This is a great trail to bring young kids or to introduce singletrack riding to beginners in a safe and fun way. There is a lot of room for this trail to grow and mileage is expected to increase over time.

This trail is bi-direction and advanced riders will be able to carry significant speeds throughout the trail, so make sure to keep your vision up and be courteous to and cautious of other riders.

Directions

Park Hours and Fees
8am to dusk, seven days a week. There is no fee.

Rules of the Trail

1. All riders must wear a helmet.
2. Respect the rights of all other trail users and obey park rules and regulations. Bikers must always yield to walkers.
3. Plan Ahead.
4. Ride only on officially marked trails.
5. Keep your bike under control.
6. Do not disturb or alarm wildlife.
7. Pets must be kept on a leash at all times.
8. Leave no trace (don't litter).
9. Set a good example and report violators/hazards.
10. Allow time to finish outings before the park closes.

This trail is not open for night riding except under organized night ride events coordinated with cycling clubs and park staff. Stay tuned to this site for upcoming night rides.

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Forest Ridge trail has been reviewed 17 times by our trianglemtb.com guests.

Reviewed by: wolfie Reviewed on: 10/04/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	No detailed review given.
Reviewed by: SnowTrailsSurf Reviewed on: 08/28/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	Fun smooth flowy trail to do some laps.
Reviewed by: wolfie Reviewed on: 08/15/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	only real one climb of any significance. A few bridges, a few turns, very flowy. Fun to ride.
Reviewed by: edp81 Reviewed on: 08/09/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	Fun trail. Not technical, but a great ride to get in some quick miles. Only difficulty is that it can get busy so don't plan on going hard the entire lap.
Reviewed by: donut Reviewed on: 07/31/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	Super fun for quick weekday laps. Takes about 30 minutes to get there from downtown Raleigh with traffic. Not a difficult trail, but you can definitely get a good workout in if you ride a few laps pretty hard. Great views of the lake, as well.
Reviewed by: Zilla Reviewed on: 07/24/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	I rode Forest Ridge for the first time last Sunday when it was unbearably hot so I didn't want anything too difficult. The trail fit the bill for being flowy and fun without requiring a lot of technical effort. You basically pedal up the short up hills, and then point your front wheel on the trail. It's perfect to hone in on cornering and braking skills. You get beautiful views of the lake too. I plan to ride it again.
Reviewed by: EricF Reviewed on: 07/14/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	No detailed review given.
Reviewed by: ecumike Reviewed on: 07/09/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	Great trail for beginners and intermediates. Crabtree is where I go for a workout, Forest Ridge is where I go for fun laps. If you’re a lazy MTBer like me and not a climber, Forest Ridge is your place.
Reviewed by: waitup Reviewed on: 06/21/2019 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	Fun trail to lap several times and try to get speed up. I would consider this one of the best trails around to take a new rider to as it has plenty of flow and easy pedaling, while still having a couple of rock features for them to try.
Reviewed by: nhurst Reviewed on: 09/09/2018 Overall: Technical: Climbing: Freeride: Scenery/Wildlife: Flow: Report inappropriate review	This is an awesome trail for people just getting into mountain biking or for grabbing quick laps during the week. There are a couple rock sections but they are very short and could easily be walked if you didn't feel comfortable with them. I've tracked the main loop around 2.5 miles and the extension to be almost a mile. For more advanced riders you can really keep your speed up through the entire trail. It's one of my favorites in the area because it allows me to keep seeing how much faster I can go. There are a decent amount of little jumps, but no jump lines or anything crazy. I'd agree that counter clockwise on the main loop and clockwise on the extension are probably the fastest way to ride it, but doing them in the opposite direction are super fun as well. There's also some gravel doubletrack that you can hop on after the trail to get your total mileage close to 7. I admit to loving these flowy machine built trails, would definitely recommend Forest Ridge if someone was in the area.

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