Mountain Island Park

To access the trail system, start on the gravel path along the power lines, next to the parking lot entrance. You will come across the Hydro (green flow) and Spillway (blue flow) trails on the right. Continue just passed this trails and exit to the left across the cross walk. Going through the gate starts the mile-ish pedal on the Carolina Thread Trail / Fire road connector to get to the trail system. Continue on this trail for about a mile and you arrive at the Mountain Island Trail system. To your right through the wooden trail entrance are original Mountain Island Trails Boardwalk Loop, Outer Loop, and Inner Loop. To the left across the bridge are newer trails K2, K34, River, Siren, and Skeleton.

A fast, lappable blue flow trail located right by the main parking lot. It is packed with smooth rollers and jumps that carry your momentum perfectly. It’s an ideal spot to warm up or drill your jumping technique before heading deeper into the park.

A green flow trail built to be adaptive-bike friendly. The top half is incredibly smooth, while the lower section introduces small, fully rollable jumps and a confidence-building step-up. It is the perfect training ground for new riders looking to progress toward blue flow lines.

A scenic, mostly flat green cross-country trail that cruises right along the edge of the Catawba River. It features a few skinnies and ladder bridges, serving as the main connecting artery to access the deeper trails like Skeleton and Siren.

Hand cut singletrack that starts with a climb to provide the elevation for the quick descent. The trail includes smaller jumps, berms, and rollers. Part of the Mountain Island Park Trail system that is accessed after taking the ~mile gravel access road/Carolina Thread Trail to the trail system.

Similar to K2 but it's harder brother, this hand cut singletrack that starts with a longer climb to provide the elevation for the fun descents you'll find on this trail. The trail includes smaller jumps, drops, gap jumps, berms, and rollers. Part of the Mountain Island Park Trail system that is accessed after taking the ~mile gravel access road/Carolina Thread Trail to the trail system.

A short climb leads to a sizeable wooden drop (~5-8 feet) that brings you to a uniquely awesome wooden roller coaster like section that plunges you below the Carolina Thread Trail before shooting you out the other side. Fun and quick trail that would only be made better by a quick loop back to the top!

Skeleton is one of the newest additions to the park. It blends the raw, hand-cut feel of the deeper woods with fresh, progressive wooden features. Expect punchy sections, natural tech, and engaging dirt that adds another solid option to your lap rotation. This trail has an amazing constructed wooden descent as the ending backbone of the trail, which also contains its wooden bones spread along the path leading up to this descent. Even if you don't plan on riding down the Skeleton, I would highly recommend walking up to it to check out the construction of it. The folks out here did an incredible job on it.

You can find Siren either by taking the River Trail to the end, or by taking the Carolina Thread Trail (CTT)/Riverhawk Greenway all the way to the end. When you come up on the old rusted chassis on the left of the trail, look for the "Trail Ends Here" sign shortly after and you'll find Siren just beyond it to the right. Siren contains a sizeable wooden drop that has a tricky landing immediately into a skinny bridge with a small jump at the end of it. You can bypass the drop directly to the right of it down a pretty awesome roll-in, or just before the drop you can cut out to the River Trail.

Boardwalk Loop is part of the first 3 trails you encounter when reaching the first Mountain Island Park bridge. Boardwalk Loop is a short green trail with the first taste of the Mountain Island Park wooden features that you'll find, with increasing difficulty, throughout the park. It is a great trail to get the legs moving and introduces optional features for progression for beginner riders. As one of the original trails of Mountain Island Park, the trail and features alike are still well maintained.

These intermediate trails feature a bit more elevation. After a quick climb through bermed switchbacks, you get a fast, tree-lined descent packed with rollers, berms, and wooden bridges. They are classic, punchy singletrack loops that keep you on your toes.