That sounds more like a rave than a rant.

Don't blame me.  It's Kevin Brown's fault.

I rode 4 laps out there yesterday on my Single Speed. Current Loop is 2.6 miles. (they opened a new section). It is good loop. Rides more like a solid BLUE trail as far as terrain and fitness needs.  I had a good time and will definitely go back. THanks to all that involved with this!

SS there is painful 

Where is the trail relative to downtown Concord or RRT?

Robert C. wrote on 04/23/20 at 1:15pm:

Off of Cabarrus Avenue, park at end of 2nd Street in the gravel lot on left.

QQ - Is there anywhere that lists the open/closed status of this trail?

I did a drive by of what I think is the trailhead today while out running some errands. 

To be clear, the entrance is the small dirt lot directly across from someone’s house? I felt like I was trespassing. Are the few homeowners on 2nd Street cool with cars there, or am I in the wrong place?

To be clear, according to P&R, the trail is not officially open yet.  

1) Those who are currently riding it are helping to bed in and prepare the trail for traffic.
2) There will eventually be a parking lot added at the trailhead.  There is currently nothing there except a bare patch of dirt to park on and an opening in the woods.
3) Please do not park on the paved road.
4) The folks who live in the two houses are elderly and have had that secluded little slice of Concord all to themselves for god knows how long.  
5) Please be respectful if you test the trail out.  
6) NO dropping shorts in front of their front porch/front door.  Be changed before you get there and find someplace else to change your clothes after.  The parking area is VERY close to the front of their homes.
7) Find a place to take a whizz BEFORE you get there, or wait and bury yourself deep in the woods halfway through the trail, if needed.

Those folks have been very patient and nice to us thus far, and they gave their blessing to the city, so respect that and be nice back to them as well.  If we act like a bunch of jerks, they could put up a fuss, and there aren't many other good options for parking out there.

Dad2TnR wrote on 04/27/20 at 8:34pm:



Well that IS where the parking lot will be cut in, which is already flagged and in process.  So go ahead and park there, give them a friendly wave when you go by, and when they have garden veggies for sale, grab some.

MTBman1127 wrote on 04/28/20 at 3:31pm:


You can blame that on Kevin.

The trail is awesome. Accessible, fun, flowy while still technical. The neighbors have been nothing but nice each time I've gone. Looking forward to the next visit

Is the trail too much for a gravel bike?  Thinking of riding there from Harrisburg.

Thanks. I think I'll try it out.

I was just looking for something to do this morning besides a roadie ride but wound up slacking off too long and ran out of time.

For those who frequent Concord and are keeping score, be aware that we implemented a pretty major reroute this weekend.  Take it easy on the first lap.  We've tried to make the new routing obvious but if you're used to bombing through certain areas and are on autopilot, you might not realize the change coming up.  The goal is to take the sting out of some of the climbs, and increase the flow a bit. This will be the last change to the trail, until the next one. 

There are also 2 new big berms built.  Some areas are still soft, so wheels on the trail are welcome.

There's a pretty good sized pine down about 2 miles in before that grunt climb out on the powerline ROW. Other than that, it's awesome. Can't wait for it all to get packed in and rolling fast.

FourMat wrote on 07/29/20 at 3:04am:


Thanks Matt

Cut tree out  tonight.  Trail is in good shape.

What is the address for the trailhead? Thanks!