Legend Park, Clayton NC

After a long weekend on the road with work, I decided to take a much needed mental health day yesterday. I called Tommy up, and we decided instead of hitting the local trails, we'd take a road trip.... where to? There are lots of great riding spots around the Raleigh area, so we narrowed it to a couple, then finally decided on Legend Park, in Clayton NC.

Many kudos to the guys that built and maintain these trails. They are very well thought out, flow like a dream, and well marked with trail names as well as difficulty levels. And as an added bonus, there's a skill area with skinnies and jumps...

The lower trails were pretty wet, so we headed for the upper trails, and although they were in better shape, the slick red clay was still sketchy at best. I'm not exactly sure how many miles we rode, we spent the entire day riding the trails and the skills area, and enjoying the great trail.... Here's some pictures.

(Sign at Skills area)

(one of the jumps)

(Tommy on the jumps in the skills area)

(Me on the 12" Skinny)

(Me sitting on top of "Hucksville", a freerider's dream)

If you are in the Wilmington area, and want to ride a really good trail, I highly recommend making the 100 mile trip up to Clayton NC, and checking out this trail. If you want to read more about it, go to www.trianglemtb.com and read about all the Raleigh area trails.

See ya in the trails!