North Carolina Never Disappoints | Lake Crabtree Mountain Biking

WELCOME back to Sploosh MTB! Today we're at Lake Crabtree in Raleigh, NC! NC always manages to impress me by having features and MTB specific fun at even the most tame and unexpecting trail systems; and this one shows that off! Come hop on the bike with me as we hit Lake Crabtree!
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[@sgmineha1]

Glad you enjoyed it - this is my home trail. So great to have a trail like this so close to the city. Next time you are in the area you should try Harris Lake Park - it is a county park as well and designed by the same people as Lake Crabtree. IMO, it's a little bit better design and easy to progress through the trails without getting lost and having to question yourself at each fork in the trail like what happens at Crabtree from time to time.

[@splooshmtb]

Thanks man! Yeah I was definitely a bit lost at times here😂I'll add that to my list thanks for the suggestion!

[@paleh0rse]

@@splooshmtb - There are much better (IMO) trails in the area if you're interested. San Lee, New Light, 286, etc. Hit me up next time you're here and I'll be glad to show all of the above and then some.

[@splooshmtb]

@@paleh0rse thanks man! I'll keep that in mind, I know a lot of locals have suggested San Lee since I can't turn down jumps, that'll be next on the list when I'm down south!

[@paleh0rse]

@@splooshmtb - The San Lee gravity park is great, but make sure you hit the full San Lee singletrack loop, as well. It's worth the trip IMO. 286 (and "other stuff") is directly next to Crabtree. New Light is 20 minutes north of Crabtree next to Falls Lake. There are limited riding days there, so get with me for the schedule. Glad to help!

[@splooshmtb]

@@paleh0rse love the insights dude, definitely keeping in mind!

[@TrailSage]

Awesome to see you back on the bike so soon. Nice that they give you options for different rider levels. More parks like this are being developed with pumptracks, skills sections and jumplines, and I LOVE IT! Where was this when I was growing up!!! Love hearing the stoke as you ride Zane, nice edit.

[@splooshmtb]

Thank you Sage! Seriously even at my age, growing up this stuff wasn't advocated for at all so we just rode bmx through the streets😂. Thanks for tuning in as always my man!

[@tombreach]

Just remember when you talk about all of this development of machine built trails, pump tracks and jumps. It's not environmentally friendly in the least. There is a reason biking isn't welcome in nature parks. We bring bulldozers and diesel fuel. Balance is key. Do we really want to take the "mountain" out of biking and the "nature" out of natural surface trails?

[@franklaplaca2472]

Nice trail with some nice features

[@ericbwalsh]

This looks like it was such a beautiful day and ride my friend!! Appreciate you taking the effort to film and share this!! 🙏 Great video! 🚲

[@splooshmtb]

Thank you Eric! It truly was.

[@JFFilmsMTB]

Man this place looks like an adventure! Wood work was super sick out in the woods. Way to one bang that gap jump btw, awesome stuff as always.

[@splooshmtb]

Thanks man they really just build stuff so well out there there's so little thinking to it, I imagine you felt the same at whistler!

[@JFFilmsMTB]

@@splooshmtb 100% man it's crazy how in such a big part, not an inch of trail is dull.

[@Kinglawdog]

Good stuff brother!! Good to see you back out there. You and those skills parks lol.

[@splooshmtb]

Thanks Keenan! Haha you know I love to dial in those skills man!

[@JamesRobertMTB]

What a place! This place seems to have plenty of features to test riders. FairPlay for getting through those skinnies. I would consider myself to have good balance, but I wouldn’t consider giving those a go! 🤘

[@splooshmtb]

Thank you man! Honestly skinnies are my biggest weakness, I had to give that crooked one 3 tries haha. Where I ride in MD, there's barely any of them! But yes, I find that NC trails, even if they're just casual parks like this, have SO much MTB integration in them with features, berms, jumps, etc!

[@jt_mtb1]

Really nice trail brother and glad you back on that bike

[@splooshmtb]

Thanks Jesse, back and better than before! Glad to see you healed up too!

[@byelick]

Those trails are only 15 minutes from me. I started watching your videos for the Bryce stuff, cool to see you ride my local trails. It looks like you have improved a lot in a year. Let me know if you need recommendations for other trails nearby.

[@splooshmtb]

Thanks man that's awesome to hear! You ever hit SanLee gravity park? It's about an hour from Raleigh but I think that's next on my list when I visit.

[@tombreach]

Sploosh, you've got some stones for riding all that blind. Impressive, I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work. You just did a few too many jump laps at LFF, pressed your luck. Happens. Tough for me to watch a guy crash, even a stranger. I hate crash vids. Just so you know about LFF, I overheard a guy say a few days ago in the bike shop- he broke 3 ribs. I've done 40 rides at LFF this season and not hit the jump yet.

[@splooshmtb]

Thanks Eli! Blind riding adds another level of fun to MTB for sure, but these trails were very tame. Yeah small mistakes on jumps that big = painful consequences. I've had my share of crashes and it's always on stuff they I get too comfortable on haha.

[@sendyboi7028]

They tuned the black line so you don’t have to hit the brakes, just make sure to watch out for the second big table it can buck you hard

[@nc_mtbmedic1399]

You missed the whale tail and another wood feature..back side of 4, two rights after the bems..hit me up next time you come out...you also gotta check out brumley, Williams preserve and make your way out to mountain creek park just north of Charlotte...got the Berms on my channel with my son rocking them out

[@splooshmtb]

Dude that's sick! Yeah I was just visiting from MD but I've actually hit Williamson and have that video on my channel too! You guys have amazing trails there. Next stops will be Brumley and SanLee

[@ZillaYT]

Nice. My local trails.

[@splooshmtb]

So sick to have that as your local!

[@July291971]

Trexler Nature Preserve MTB

[@ready-shreddy-no]

so many trees, but no crabs 😔

[@splooshmtb]

Oh there we crabs alright😏

[@ready-shreddy-no]

@@splooshmtb keeping it classy, splooshy

[@jimwaterhouse7747]

Is that a ebike?

[@splooshmtb]

Negative boss, 2022 Santa cruz Hightower

[@sendyboi7028]

U goin to kanuga or BP?!?

[@splooshmtb]

Unfortunately those are pretty far west- about 3 hours west of here. But I have been to Kanuga a few years ago when I was new on the bike and man it was amazing.

[@sendyboi7028]

@@splooshmtb honestly I went to berm park and it kinda isn’t worth it. It’s a steep climb for about 2 miles, and the trails are super short and don’t last that long. It would be like climbing Bryce without the lift and hitting screwdriver. If you have endurance it is fun but for dh bros like me we can’t climb without an ebike which we did at kanuga.

[@splooshmtb]

@@sendyboi7028 haha train that endurance man, long mileage rides are a lot of fun! I'm posting one of those tomorrow👀

[@sendyboi7028]

@@splooshmtb yah might have too when I get my new enduro bike next year! Might get a slash 8 but where would the ride be tho cause if it’s local I might try it. I’m from the dc va and md area too but I’m in the pa part of it

[@splooshmtb]

@@sendyboi7028 That would be sick. Love the slash. Oh PA, I literally just dropped the video from Michaux in PA haha.

[@smrubelmedia]

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[@splooshmtb]

Thanks Rubel but that's alright, I'm just here for a good time :)