Keyauwee Trail Nearest City: Albemarle, NC How to get there: Hwy 24/27, about 10 miles east of Albemarle, NC. Trail Length: 6.0 miles Trail Description: Tight, fast, downhill single track that is a blast to ride! Other Info: In the fall months, you might want to wear BLAZE ORANGE so hunters will not mistake you for a deer.

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Date Ridden: 04/10/2009  -  Duke of Midland, NC Route Taken: Started at the far left entrance facing the gate on the gravel road, at the hunters camp. Opinions: lots of climbing. beautiful wilderness. Enjoyed not having anyone behind or in front of me on the trail. Just me and the woods. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 07/06/2008  -  Rob of Charlotte, NC Route Taken: Keyauwee, then Supertree Opinions: My first ride in this area, and after a hard night of rain, so it was nice and slick. A very good trail, with a few climbs that are technical, but not horribly so; the climbs and downhills are much longer than most trails around Charlotte, which was refreshing and exhausting. Definitely worth the ride, a bit more familiarity and drier conditions will help immensely. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 06/28/2008  -  Todd of Charlotte, NC Route Taken: Boring Supertree c/clockwise to AWESOME Keyauwee Opinions: Keyauwee is an awesome trail with some sweet technical downhills that are tough to match around here. Tough climbs with awesome downhills...loose rock, roots, take full advantage of your suspension...Well worth the drive from Charlotte Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 11/23/2007  -  Charlie Sink of Lexington, NC Route Taken: Counterclockwise Supertree then Keyawee Opinions: I ride this trail once or twice a month and I love its remoteness and the fact that you are not just going back and forth in a very small area. According to my GPS, by doing both trails you circle about 13 hundred acres. The rocks and roots are just about right for my riding as I do like a little battle along the way. After a few rides you get used to the hills and they are easily doable. This is the perfect trail for me. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 04/04/2007  -  Tim of Charlotte, NC Route Taken: Clockwise Opinions: Best described as an equation...Reward- Payment=Keyauwee. Lots of great downhill reward, but you will pay, oh yes, you will pay. The uphills are technical, rooty and rocky, but they are worth the fast downhill reward even if you have to walk them (I admit it, I walked about half of the uphills). A couple of neat creek crossings thrown in for fun. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 03/04/2007  -  Mark of Midland, NC Route Taken: leave the parking lot @24/27, travel the gravel road to Keyauwee trail counterclockwise, end up at hunt camp. Opinions: good climbs and downhills with some good views of the uwharrie national forest. Lots of roots and rocks. Combined with supertree, a very good workout. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 01/01/2007  -  Brad (WOD) of Albemarle, NC Route Taken: Keyauwee and Supertree. Very tight, lots of rocks and roots. Fast downhills, long uphills. The gravel roads are fun too. I would like to see more obstacles to play on. The trails are on the Uwharrie National Forest. Great views and a great work out. Opinions: Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 12/29/2006  -  Brian of Albemarle, NC Route Taken: From woodrun trail parking lot, take the fire road to wood run camp. Bear right onto Supertree and follow the loop through to Keyauwee. Opinions: Its National Forest riding. Its awsome - not sure why there are not more posts here. It has alot of variety, distance, good elevation and some sweet descents! More is to come as new trails in the forest get approved! Where else can you go to ride in a National Forest that is less than an hour from Charlotte :) Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 04/30/2004  -  Tommy Taylor of Albemarle, NC Route Taken: CCWise Opinions: Uwharrie-Woodrun Mountain Bike Trail System Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q: Who can use the mountain bike trails? A: Hikers and mountain bikers. Q: Who maintains the trails? A: The Uwharrie Mountain Bike Association (UMBA), an International Mountain Bike affiliate (IMBA) has signed a trail adoption agreement with the USDA Forest Service and works with the Uwharrie Wheelmen, the Tar Heel Trailblazers Mountain Bike Club, the Sandhills Cycling Club, the Just Fresh- Clif Bar Cycling Team, the Yadkin River Trail Association, and the Yadkin-Pee Dee Lakes Project. Much of the minor trail maintenance is “do it yourself.” Any rider is authorized to fix face-slappers and blowdowns, etc. Q: Where do the mountain bike trails start? Do they leave from the parking lot? A: No, the trailheads of Supertree and Keyauwee are located 1.5 miles down Woodrun Road, the gravel road to the Woodrun Hunt Camp. You know you’ve reached the hunt camp if you come to a large clearing with a permanent port-a-john. Keyauwee starts on the left side of the hunt camp it stays to the left of Woodrun Road and comes back to Woodrun road. Supertree starts on the right side of the hunt camp near the gate and runs on the right side of Woodrun road. Supertree ends a 1.5 miles down Woodrun Road…just across the intersection from the “end” of Keyauwee. Q: I’m confused; explain where the Keyauwee and Supertree trailheads are located again. A: Woodrun road is the key as it runs down the middle of the mountain bike trails. Keyauwee and Supertree both start 1.5 miles down Woodrun Road at the Hunt Camp. Keyauwee stays to the left of Woodrun; Supertree stays to the right. Both trails meet again a mile or two further down Woodrun road. Since together, both trails are just one big circle, many riders ride both, as one big loop. If you park at the main parking lot, ride down Woodrun Road and ride both trails as one loop, the dista Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 05/25/2003  -  Hoss of Harrisburg, PA Route Taken: Fire road past Wood Run Camp, Left onto Keyauwee, exiting at Wood Run Camp Opinions: Great Trail. The fire road spinning gets you warmed up and the singletrack is fast! Well worth the trip! Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 12/01/2001  -  Dan Schell of Charlotte, NC Route Taken: From road trailhead, up to campsite, past bar across road, and left at Keyauwee trail sign. Opinions: This trail is very different than the SuperTree. First 1.5 miles are logging road, rest is rocky, climbing. Has some nice views of the mountains around, that SuperTree doesn't have. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 12/01/2001  -  Dan Schell of Charlotte, NC Route Taken: From road trailhead, up to campsite, past bar across road, and left at Keyauwee trail sign. Opinions: This trail is very different than the SuperTree. First 1.5 miles are logging road, rest is rocky, climbing. Has some nice views of the mountains around, that SuperTree doesn't have. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 11/14/2001  -  carson of charlotte, nc Route Taken: the whole thing........ i messed up and put this one included with supertree loop or wat ever Opinions: but super tree was very fast and downhill and disappointing but in a way a reward for making it up the hilss of the keyauwee trail...... this one if definitly better Difficulty: Trail Rating: