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Blue Heron

Intermediate Intermediate
 4.1 (26)
  1. Areas
  2. NC
  3. …Central N. Carolina
  4. …Greensboro
  5. Watershed Trails
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“A fast and flowing trail in North Greensboro. ”

John Batts
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3.6

Miles

5.7

KM
Singletrack

755' 230 m

High

721' 220 m

Low

51' 16 m

Up

53' 16 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (0°)

2%

Max Grade (1°)

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Description

The Blue Heron Trail skirts along the shore line of beautiful Lake Townsend. There is plenty of variety as the trail leads you out of the woods for multiple power line crossings. A few sections have deep gullies and dips that are fun to blast through and out of on your bike. Blue Heron flows great and is relatively easy for any rider to tackle.

The Kingfisher loop, which is a new 1.3 mile loop East of Yanceyville, is at the end of Blue Heron Trail.

Contacts

Local Club: Piedmont Fat Tire Society (PFTS)

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

Shared By:

John Batts with improvements by bonny cannon
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  4.1 from 26 votes

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#980

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  4.1 from 26 votes
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#1

in Watershed Trails

#51

in North Carolina

#980

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Getting ready to ride Blue Heron .
Aug 17, 2015 near Greensboro, NC
Trail features
May 21, 2014 near Greensboro, NC
PARKING LOT
May 21, 2014 near Greensboro, NC
Bonnie & Clyde 2
May 21, 2014 near Greensboro, NC
Log feature
May 21, 2014 near Greensboro, NC

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All Clear 73 days ago
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Check-Ins

Jun 21, 2021
D B
Out and back
Dec 10, 2020
Brandon P
7.2mi — 11h 00m
Oct 4, 2020
Peggy Danka
Oct 3, 2020
Dustin T
Out an back. Clean trail. Tiny mud spots almost dried up. 3.6mi
Jun 28, 2020
Jake Summers
Had a blast. 7.2mi — 1h 26m
Dec 28, 2019
Steve Johnson
Sep 4, 2019
Ethan Adams
First time riding it. It's fun but had a few rough spots on the trail 7.4mi
Jul 20, 2019
Aro Bej

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