Francis Beatty, Mountain Bike trails

Below is a brief excerpt of a Blog / Video description for the MTB Trails at Francis Beatty in Matthews, North Carolina.

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This is a trail description with video for the first half of Francis Beatty.

There's a few different trail entry points at Francis Beatty, but I like starting out at the tennis courts. So starting at the Tennis Courts, you'll roll back out towards the direction you drove in to park and within about a hundred yards you'll see the trail exit on your left and the trail entrance on your right. It's marked well and it's hard to miss the trail.



Once you hang a right and hit the trail you'll only be on it for a short time before you have to cross the entrance road to the park. Cross the road and you're back on the trail and almost immediately into a left turn, that leads into a another and yet another turn. This section is for the most part flat, but can be a bit loose when it's dry because of the sand that collects in the corners. It will not be long before you enter an open grassy area with brush and small trees, that leads you into the woods and a small bump that's decent for lobbing off of. Within no time you'll reach the first split in the trail. If you're looking to get in more miles, stay left (marked with a Black Diamond)... but it comes up fast and it's sandy, so be prepared or you may wash while trying to make the turn.