This trail is a nice test loop during the winter to see if you should really venture around spider lake while winter wheeling. On the day we visited, there were 8-12 inches of fresh snow,… Learn more about Spider Lake
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
4
Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Bull Run Trail
Bull Moose Trail is an incredibly beautiful forest road with access to many activities besides trail riding. This road provides fishing access to two different backwoods lakes and plenty of dispersed camping. One lake has… Learn more about Bull Run Trail
Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bull Run Trail Extension
This section of road seems to be tended to on occasion. Regardless, its a fairly wide trail with a few shoot off trails and campsites. One trail shoots off and connects up with a very… Learn more about Bull Run Trail Extension
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Cut Lake Scenic Drive
This is one of the best trails in the Spider Lake, Foot Hills Park area. Don't ruin this gem! You drive off a beach and drive on small hills next to the lake with an… Learn more about Cut Lake Scenic Drive
Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
The Narrow Bull Moose Trail
This trail could basically be a forest road, granted it is ATV, SxS, and dirt bike only. It is really wide in spots and is primarily gravel, with some loose sand spots, water puddles to… Learn more about The Narrow Bull Moose Trail
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Bull Moose Trail
This trail connects forest roads from Spider Lake to Foot Hills State Forest. This minimum maintenance road is a little narrower in spots, overgrown with grass in spots, and I presume pretty fun in the… Learn more about Bull Moose Trail
Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Huntersville Southeast Leg
This trail is really nice. There are areas of open forest where you can ride faster and other areas where it winds through the trees. There were no notable obstacles. Compared to nearby Paul Bunyan… Learn more about Huntersville Southeast Leg
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Spider Lake North State Forestry Rd
This is a smooth well maintained forest road with access to some small lakes and dispersed camping. This road continues on to connect with perch lake minimum maintenance forest road which has some other really… Learn more about Spider Lake North State Forestry Rd
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Narrow Foothills Highway
This trail is the continuation of the Narrow Bull Moose Trail. A small jaunt across the paved road will get you here. The trail does not allow SUV/lifted 4x4 rigs but is wide in some… Learn more about Narrow Foothills Highway
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Huntersville Eastern Loop
This trail appears relatively new to the Huntersville Trail System. There are really small, close bumps that are hard to bridge; you feel them without going fast. The trail has many tight spots throughout the… Learn more about Huntersville Eastern Loop
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Huntersville East Central Loop
This trail is a nice continuous loop single track. There were a number of sections of roots and lots of whoops. There are no other major obstacles except one larger downed tree with a bypass.… Learn more about Huntersville East Central Loop
Total Miles
4.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Huntersville East Wooded Free for All Trail
This trail is just one possible loop through the Huntersville Trail System; there are so many different sub-trails that it's hard to know which to take. These trails are all typically narrow with whoops and… Learn more about Huntersville East Wooded Free for All Trail
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Scenic River Overlook Single Track
This trail is nothing too special as far as terrain goes, but there is a really nice seating and lookout space right near the river. There is space for bikes to pull off and enjoy… Learn more about Scenic River Overlook Single Track
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Circle Farm Trail
This trail has many diverse woods sections: areas with new growth, narrow trees, then open mature forest. The trail has very few rocks and roots, just many whoops. Compared to nearby singletrack Paul Bunyan and… Learn more about Circle Farm Trail
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
NE Huntersville Winding Woods
This trail featured a starter trail that is a cleared-out, tall-trunk forest with very few obstacles. There were many whoops but no water or rocks and little to no roots. General Notes about Huntersville: I… Learn more about NE Huntersville Winding Woods
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Crow Wing River Single Track
This trail is a nice alternative to the other starter trails for the western trails at Huntersville. It parallels the river and adds some additional time to get to the bulk of the trails, but… Learn more about Crow Wing River Single Track
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Thompson Minimum Maintenance Forest Road
Typical narrow minimum maintenance forest road. Some areas of rough mud and gravel. Overall nothing to really be worried about even in a stock SUV. There may be extra water or down branches depending on… Learn more about Thompson Minimum Maintenance Forest Road
Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Finn Lake Loop
This trail parallels a pretty lake toward the western section of the Huntersville trail system. The trail has some small hills and whoops, as well as some sharper, windy sections that appear to be rutted/wet… Learn more about Finn Lake Loop
Total Miles
0
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Central Huntersville Cut Through
This single-track route is a borderline direct cut-through from many western/central forest roads to the primary Huntersville forest road. The trail winds through some pretty dense evergreen sections with lots of roots. There is also… Learn more about Central Huntersville Cut Through
Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Huntersville Western Central Trail Start
This trail is one of two options if starting the western central Huntersville trails directly north of the system as opposed to near the river. This trail is pretty standard as wider single track with… Learn more about Huntersville Western Central Trail Start
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Huntersville Smooth Switch Back Start
This trail is one of the starter sections to many trails on the western side of Huntersville State Forest trails. It is not overly narrow and really fun, zig-zagging through the trees. There are no… Learn more about Huntersville Smooth Switch Back Start
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Huntersville Western Trailhead - East Leg
This is a nice, flowy, wooded section of trail with sections of heavy whoops but wide enough trees to keep some speed. It's a good option if you want to hit many central trails from… Learn more about Huntersville Western Trailhead - East Leg
Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su
Foot Hills North Lake Loop
This is a narrower tame trail with views of many small lakes. This trail is not overgrown but feels natural. It's not overrun and feels like a backwoods trail. There are not any large obstacles… Learn more about Foot Hills North Lake Loop
Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Huntersville Southwestern Trail
This trail is a Huntersville sampler. There are super dense forest sections where you have to slow down to thread trees, sections of many whoops, somewhat washed-out trails that are sandy, and some trail sections… Learn more about Huntersville Southwestern Trail
Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Huntersville Western Loop Parking Lot Jaunt
This trail is a nice connection route between the western parking area and the western dirt bike only loop. There is also a small gravel pit space near the junction in the middle. The trail… Learn more about Huntersville Western Loop Parking Lot Jaunt
Total Miles
1.1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Huntersville Western Single Track Loop
This trail is a really pretty route through multiple wooded region types. There are a few large logging sections and a brief section of wider forest road, in addition to some occasional rocks, but otherwise… Learn more about Huntersville Western Single Track Loop
Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Paul Bunyan South Border
This trail is quite close to the Stompin Grounds campground but appears rather untouched. There is a really beautiful section of tall evergreens. The trail has typical roots to cross, some inclines and decline with… Learn more about Paul Bunyan South Border
Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Paul Bunyan South River Rd
Really nice cruising trail with some rocks and roots but overall tame. The trail widens and narrows to about the size of a SxS. Some technical spots on other trails to access this one from… Learn more about Paul Bunyan South River Rd
Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Paul Bunyan Southern Single Track Bypass
This is a simpler dirt bike trail with multiple pretty lakes and ponds. The trail is quite narrow but overall is a pretty mellow single track. If you are leaving Stompin' Grounds Campground or you… Learn more about Paul Bunyan Southern Single Track Bypass
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Paul Bunyan Forest Road Parkway
This is a well-maintained forest road that is often two cars wide but about 1.5 cars wide in places. Really pretty fall colors and small lakes/ponds on either side of the road. Never was washed… Learn more about Paul Bunyan Forest Road Parkway