Denver XC Trail Nearest City: Denver, NC How to get there: From Charlotte: take HWY 16 N. to Denver/north of HWY 73. From Lake Norman: take HWY 73 west. Then North on HWY 16. Address is: 3549 N. Hwy 16 Denver, NC 28037 Across from Denver Baptist Church and BB&T. Turn left into main gate and then another immediate left to posted gate. Trail Length: 4 miles Trail Description: A mix of wooded single track and greenway style field trail. Come and enjoy LKNM's newest addition to the trails! Other Info: View map at: http://www.bloodsweatgearslkn.com/map.html

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Date Ridden: 12/05/2009  -  todd c of charlotte, nc Route Taken: Complete trail Opinions: I enjoyed the ride,a lot of trail in a small piece of property. All the steep climbs our at the beginning with a lot of switch backs through out the rest of the trail Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 10/10/2009  -  Daniel of Denver, NC Route Taken: all Opinions: Great for beginners. I would like to see more technical sections and jumps. Being located beside a skate park, you would think there would be plenty of jumps and skinnies. It is a nice and easy ride. I'm just glad I don't have to drive 30 minutes to ride a trail. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 09/28/2009  -  Chris of Belmont, NC Route Taken: Rubiks to shortys Opinions: Nice trail for someone with 6 mos. experience,and getting used to clipless. You can really catch some speed on the downhills and really lose your breath on the climbs. A must for newbies or those who enjoy pure singletrack with technical options! Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 09/23/2009  -  Eric of Denver, NC Route Taken: Clockwise and technical loops.. Opinions: This trail continues to impress me. Enough roots to give the fork a workout, without tossing me over the bar. Enough climbs (770'+) over elevation change to keep the heart going. ENough fast smooth track to require pedaling to keep the pace up. I dread the grassy path sections to finish the ride, but that's just me and that section is getting faster now that I've found the groove of packed ground there. Trail dries out FAST after even HARD rain! underutilized from what I can tell, I've so far only bumped into one runner while out there, no bikes at all.. come on out to Denver! Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 09/16/2009  -  Dave of Denver, NC Route Taken: All routes Opinions: I was on the trail when they were painting the roots and rocks. This was Saturday 12 Sept. The orange markings and any other painted surfaces are from a teenage fun run conducted recently. BSG and the Riders had nothing to do with the marking. The trail just gets better and better the more I ride it. Soon I will be able to do 2 laps without stopping. Very nice layout. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 09/14/2009  -  Eric of Denver, NC Route Taken: Clockwise, including the technical sections Opinions: Nice trail in great shape with just enough roots and rocks to keep things fun at speed. I'm just getting back into the sport as my friend talked me into riding a 14k race (biathalon) in Nov. I also ran the course yesterday (counter clockwise)and really enjoyed that too.. as much as I can enjoy running anyway. I was so glad to see a nearly true single trac for most of the distance as that impressive in that smallish acreage! Great job to those involved on this project! Will the ugly orange marking always be on all the roots though?? Almost throws off my flow at speed on the bike. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 09/11/2009  -  Dave H of Denver of the East, North Carolina Route Taken: All Opinions: All Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 09/11/2009  -  Dave H of Denver of the East, North Carolina Route Taken: All routes. Walked it so many times I never got lost. Opinions: It would be nice to have a trail going from the entrance diagonally across the field, to the bottom of the hill and link up the Cro-magnon trail. The workout on this trail really comes from all the turns and switchbacks in the woods. Some of them are off camber and uphill. The trail is mostly narrow and twisty so speed is relative. It seems like you're going fast. But it's a hoot to "Shoot the Trees" as fast as you dare. Some places they are not much wider apart than the bars. One false move and Blam! There are a few roots, but nothing big. I wish more people would use this trail. In the hundred times I walked this trail I had it to myself. The trail is really not too difficult I give it a 3 because of the turns. But an A for effort. BSG has always been a good store. I don't know what happened to the previous reviewer. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 07/05/2009  -  Jake of Charlotte, NC Route Taken: All Opinions: Very surprised how much trail is packed into such a small piece of property - good use of the land! Trail design flows well with a few decent climbs. Did an extra lap of the grassy area before we left - I think that will be nice and fast once there's single/double track worn through the grass (not that I don't like grass). Very convenient to parental child-sitting, so I'm sure I'll get back there occasionally. Thank you BS&G and Denver Baptist - very nice job. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 06/09/2009  -  Matt T. of Denver, NC Route Taken: Singletrack w/technical options Opinions: This trail is fun to ride. It's no less technical that North Meck. Having less roots makes it more enjoyable than N.M. It is a little tight is some places and there are quite a few switchbacks. The long gradual incline at the end killed me. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 05/20/2009  -  DBerry of Iron Station, NC Route Taken: Singletrack, no tech options..."comfort" trail Opinions: Singletrack is really tight, can tell its not ridden as much as other area trails - could definitely use some grooming. Fun trail though with nice features and some good dips and log hops - too crammed in for my tastes, felt like i was just going back and forth. Comfort trail isn't so much of a trail as it is a mowed lawn. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 05/04/2009  -  Robert of Denver, NC Route Taken: All options ridden. Single track and Field. Opinions: The Trail is fun and different, i liked the log crossings and berms. It's easy enough to take my kids and hard enough that i have a good time. Blood, Sweat, Gears did a great job with the trail and Keith did a great job tuning up my Fuel. Kudos to Denver Baptist Church for providing a place to ride and a Skatepark for the Kid! Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 05/01/2009  -  DBChurch of Denver, NC Route Taken: All routes taken, and all enjoyed. Got lost on the easy trail in the high grasses and ended up on the more strenuous trail. Opinions: A nice trail set up, enjoy pushing the 3 mile trail with just enough technical stuff to stay very entertained. Blood Sweat and Gears did a good job with this trail...too bad their customer service is awful. Difficulty: Trail Rating:

Date Ridden: 02/25/2009  -  John of Denver, NC Route Taken: 3 mile of singletrack, Rubik's to Shorty's to Cro-magnon Trail and all technical options. Opinions: Great singletrack! Well marked for my first ride. First mile has challenging short steep climbs and bridges and unique berms. Shorty's trail has a longer climb and off camber turns. Cro-magnon has numerous log crossing and two back to back large berms. Difficulty: Trail Rating: