Ballantyne District Park

9405 Bryant Farms Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277

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About

This trail system is short at around 3-miles total so it's perfect for beginners or a quick secluded jaunt in the woods. The trails can be relatively hard-to-find as the trail system is tucked into tree coverage and there isn't much signage, making it a bit difficult to find either one of the two trailheads.

The easiest way to begin your ride is behind the Morrison Family YMCA where there is a distinct gravel parking lot, bicycle repair station, and a trail kiosk. From there, pedal across the street and up the hill, follow the trail in the grass and into the woods. This begins the Flow Loop.

There are three main loops here with the main attraction of the trail system - the giant wall ride Black line - located in the Tech Loop.

Massive Wall-Ride on the Tech Loop

Trails

Before You Ride

The below are a selection of our favorite trails. More trails are likely available and can be found on the trail map.

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Feature Spotlight: Wall Ride

Fast, flowy section of the Tech Loop that features berms, drops, a massive wall ride, gaps, and jumps.

Flow Loop

Serving as the perfect warm-up or entry-level ride, this smooth, fast, and relatively flat machined singletrack is highly accessible. It completely lacks the heavy roots and rugged rock gardens typical of the region, allowing newer mountain bikers to focus purely on carrying momentum through gentle, low-bermed turns.

Field Loop

Acting as a dynamic connector, this moderately popular blue-rated singletrack keeps your legs pumping with steady pedaling. It introduces several engaging man-made features, including a double-roller wooden bridge and punchy rock kickers. It flows nicely through the pine forest before transitioning seamlessly into the neighboring Tech Loop. This is great for warming up the legs and adding some additional mileage to the other loops.

Tech Loop

The most popular section of the trail system featuring the aforementioned wall ride. To get to the wall ride is some decent singletrack with conditions familiar to riders in the Piedmont: switchbacks, berms, punchy climbs, quick descents, and a few rock gardens. The wall ride is a part of a line with progressively bigger jumps and drops leading to the wall ride. Tons of fun!