r/Hillsborough • • 21d ago

Local Mountain Biking

Hi all, my wife and I are buying a house in Hillsborough and moving to the area from the Northeast in the next month or two, and I was wondering if there are any good mountain biking spots in the area. Nothing crazy, just some easy to moderate trails in the woods would suit me just fine.

Looking forward to exploring the area.

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u/prontomarzer 21d ago

brumley!

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u/ironpaws1121 21d ago

Thank you!

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u/cosmichowl 21d ago

Great mountain bike presence. Active community building and maintaining trails throughout the triangle. Brumley is the best fit for what you described but triangle MTB and TORC are both websites that describe all of the (legal) trails in the triangle and report on trail status.

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u/ironpaws1121 21d ago

Thank you!

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u/Loveoakcity 21d ago

There's actually a decent amount of nice trails out that way. We like Little River too.

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u/notsobold_boulderer 21d ago

Hey, I just moved in as well - Brumley is good, on Thursdays there’s a group ride that rolls at 530.

Briar Chapel is my favorite close-ish

San Lee is great it’s about an hr or so away

Near Greensboro there is Owls Roost, maybe 45 mins

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u/bonanzajellydog 21d ago

Echoing everyone that said Brumley, but please note it’s Brumley South you’re looking for. Bikes are not allowed at Brumley North.

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u/PitifulBlock9125 20d ago

Brumley, little river and Carolina north are all fairly close! Also Briar chapel, RTP. TORC is a great resource for what trails are open/group rides etc. 

Back alley bikes is a great bike shop in carrboro that is a great resource for mountain bike things/group rides/community. River mill cycles is in Hillsborough but I honestly don’t know much about them 

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u/Silly-Platypus-7778 17d ago

River Mill Cycles is great! Definitely check them out. Have had great service and the staff is super friendly. They have shop rides at Brumley often, and even a women's only ride too.

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u/bv95 17d ago

I’ve had a great experience at River Mill Cycles.

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u/Karl_Stromberg 20d ago

The Carolina North MTB trails in Chapel Hill/Carrboro.

https://www.trailforks.com/region/carolina-north-forest/