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Current Trail Status
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closed | 01/25 9:39 am | ForestRidgeManager | ![]() |
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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.
Park Hours and Fees
8am to dusk, seven days a week. There is no fee.
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.
Rules, guidelines, and definitions for our TriangleMTB.com trail reviews
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Fun flowy trail with very little technical sections and not a lot of climbing. I would consider this to be a better place to take beginners than Crabtree. However, the fact that it's bi-directional results in having to pull over quite a bit for other bikers coming the opposite direction. Would definitely enjoy it more if it was directional. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fun trail. Very smooth. Has a few small rocky sections. I wish it was directional. Its very easy to get going fast. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fantastic trail! Crabtree has always been considered “beginner,” but I would stat here first for a true single track experience. Ratings, and reviews above are solidly accurate! | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nice, flowy trail that includes some pretty fast sections. Great views of the lake with plenty of pull offs to stop for a drink and a bar. I like the main loop counter clockwise and the extension loop clockwise but they ride well either way. Agree there is a lot of room for expansion here - could rival New Light in length given the acreage. Would be nice to set directional days or something to keep folks going the same way - there are some blind corners and it gets a little dicey at times if you're carrying speed. |
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Fun smooth flowy trail to do some laps. | ||||||||||||||||||
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only real one climb of any significance. A few bridges, a few turns, very flowy. Fun to ride. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. |