Name: Owl's Roost
Rating: 4.2

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2 Way Trail. Closed after rain.

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This trail is a traditional singletrack trail and super fun! It's got lots of roots and short steep climbs along the way. There are also a few new sections that feature new school flow and roll. You'll love this one!

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Local Club: Piedmont Fat Tire Society (PFTS)

Land Manager: City of Greensboro, NC - Parks and Recreation

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Chris Hall

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Trail Ratings

4.2 from 44 votes

#1

in Lake Brandt

#305

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4.2 from 44 votes

5 Star		39%
4 Star		43%
3 Star		16%
2 Star		2%
1 Star		0%

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Mar 19, 2026

Collin Howald

5.4mi — 0h 45m

Oct 18, 2025

Caroline Hall

Rode and completed today for the first time with my husband and 8 year old son. We loved the views of the lake while riding.

Oct 4, 2025

Pedro Machado

May 7, 2024

Javier Barrera

Awesome trail 4.6mi — 1h 04m

Nov 5, 2023

Zach Housel

Sep 3, 2023

Luke pryor

Pretty cool

Jun 25, 2022

Andrew White

Sep 18, 2021

Brandon P

4.6mi

Jun 26, 2021

D Bauman

Q&D out and back

Jun 16, 2021

D Bauman

Quick and Dirty, 14.5 mi.

Apr 27, 2021

Israel Mora

Great place 6.7mi — 1h 07m

Sep 7, 2020

Dustin T

Great fun. Did both directions. Some jumps are sketchy due to trail conditions.... overall good fun. 4.6mi

Jul 16, 2020

Fabio M

Not as many banks on the turns as I'd like and more roots than I prefer but still a very fun trail overall! I recommend starting from outside the park 4mi — 1h 20m

Jun 21, 2020

Jarrod Ambrose

TC — 11h 00m

Jun 29, 2019

Aro Bej

Jun 20, 2019

Dave Champion

Mar 30, 2019

Anthony Lovings

not as tough as its made out to be

Feb 5, 2019

Dan Brandon

still a few trees down but still had a great ride with my son.

Nov 23, 2018

Mitch Tucker

9.2mi

Nov 1, 2018

Don Childrey

4.6mi

Oct 18, 2018

Jon Hassler

5.9mi

Oct 5, 2018

Mitch Tucker

all clear and dry except a few spots.

Sep 22, 2018

Mike Marcantonio

Sep 20, 2018

Matt Rothkopf

Sep 3, 2018

Mitch Tucker

Aug 24, 2018

Ituriel Rodriguez

Jul 21, 2018

Will O'Dowd

10.3mi

Jul 14, 2018

Josh McKay

Combined mileage/time for pre-ride and race. 20.8mi — 1h 47m

Jul 9, 2018

David Donaldson

Owls roost/wild turkey 18.2mi

Apr 14, 2018

Riding Pastor

Dec 21, 2017

Craig Spyro

Little slick today

Nov 28, 2017

Michel Hernandez

Nov 5, 2017

Andrew Pitner

Oct 26, 2017

Raul Andriano

Oct 1, 2017

Eric Bowers

4.6mi

Aug 20, 2017

Riding Pastor

4.6mi

Aug 13, 2017

Sam Wagner

Great ride. Trail was wet and slick, drier conditions would have made for a more enjoyable ride. Definitely not for beginners. 4.6mi

Apr 9, 2017

Rob Mullins

Lots of roots. Hard on the hands but a great ride. Look forward to doing it again

Feb 12, 2017

Todd Gould

Fast and fun. Few short steeps. 4.6mi

Jan 25, 2017

Greg Collins

Nov 9, 2016

Lucinda Hastings

Nov 9, 2016

Matthew Saffari

9.2mi

Oct 22, 2016

Christopher Day

5.1mi

Sep 24, 2016

Lenny Dunlap

Mar 31, 2016

Jaegar carlyle

Took the fire trail. Love the downhill on the way back 2.6mi

Jun 18, 2015

kevin nguyen

Jun 11, 2015

kevin nguyen

May 25, 2015

mike sprague

Out and back plus big loop Distance record 10.3mi — 1h 23m

Apr 11, 2015

mike sprague

4.6mi

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