Charlotte, NC
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Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Ignore the name....
U.S. National Whitewater Center
5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
(704) 391-3900
https://g.co/kgs/JjmeMd
U.S. National Whitewater Center
5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
(704) 391-3900
https://g.co/kgs/JjmeMd
rick81721
Lothar
Near Charlotte. Here's a first shot at a plan:
1. Drive to Roanoke, VA via 81 s. Hit Carvin's Cove trails - spend night somewhere south of Roanoke.
2. Hit trail system around Charlotte in the am (yes this would be a week day - tentatively Aug 8-9.). Drive to Colombia, SC, hit Harbison State Forest in the pm, stay somewhere south of Colombia
3. Next morning complete drive to FL
rick81721
Lothar
Interesting place - can go for a swim, too. Wonder why it says "trails closed" tho?
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Well Jack is watching cartoons after the pool, so:
WWC: Trails close depending on weather. No swimming sadly. This could be a good option as it's easy to navigate. There's a main loop with trails that go off of the main loop. They are all worth doing. You can easily for 25-30 miles of unique trail here and dip off to the car whenever really. Also serve food and beer. $5 to park.
Lake Norman State Park is another, @jShort can thrown in his opinion. Not very technical and flows like a poor mans Raystown. Doing all the loops yields 30 miles. One part of the loops is far from the parking lot so you need to bring some food/water.
There is another local trail near me called Rocky River Trail, probably the most unique and has the most technical stuff (not saying much obviously)12 miles of all single track and two steep/stiff climbs. Easy to navigate too as it's mostly one large loop. It's on this dudes Steves property and he's pretty looney. That's the photo of the guy in the shed with the manniquen and fishermans jacket on. This one drains well and usually "opens" first.
I can post some strava loops of all 3, but not really necessary. I'll let you know how the weather is and as long as everything is open, you can do em all!
WWC: Trails close depending on weather. No swimming sadly. This could be a good option as it's easy to navigate. There's a main loop with trails that go off of the main loop. They are all worth doing. You can easily for 25-30 miles of unique trail here and dip off to the car whenever really. Also serve food and beer. $5 to park.
Lake Norman State Park is another, @jShort can thrown in his opinion. Not very technical and flows like a poor mans Raystown. Doing all the loops yields 30 miles. One part of the loops is far from the parking lot so you need to bring some food/water.
There is another local trail near me called Rocky River Trail, probably the most unique and has the most technical stuff (not saying much obviously)12 miles of all single track and two steep/stiff climbs. Easy to navigate too as it's mostly one large loop. It's on this dudes Steves property and he's pretty looney. That's the photo of the guy in the shed with the manniquen and fishermans jacket on. This one drains well and usually "opens" first.
I can post some strava loops of all 3, but not really necessary. I'll let you know how the weather is and as long as everything is open, you can do em all!
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Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Heres all but one trail at Lake Norman: https://www.strava.com/activities/943411687/overview
WWC, just an example ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/548569133/overview
and Rocky River Trail: https://www.strava.com/activities/813234917/overview
again, all easy to follow, THE CHOICE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE
WWC, just an example ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/548569133/overview
and Rocky River Trail: https://www.strava.com/activities/813234917/overview
again, all easy to follow, THE CHOICE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE