Airline Bike Park
About
The Crown Jewel of Charlotte Mountain Biking that offers several styles of riding - Cross-Country (XC) trails, jumps and features like drops (some are huge!) and berms, downhill trails, BMX jumps - at all different levels and is now connected to the River District via beautiful, accessibility-focused nature trail system.
Huge Airline Black Drop
Cross-Country Trails
A machined Green XC trail - Kitty Hawk - starts out directly from the parking lot and can be ridden in a complete loop for beginners. Kitty Hawk can also be connected to the Blue or Intermediate XC - Auto-Pilot - trail that is full of flow, quick downhill sections and plenty of speed punctuated by mild climbs.
Gravity Terminal
The Flight Deck is the main attraction as a giant wooden deck built on top of a shipping container with a huge wooden roll into the Blue or Intermediate jump line and a cambered drop and gap that starts out the Black or Expert line.
Gravity Terminal is Home to the Jump Lines
Adjacent to the deck is a Green or Beginner jump line that gives you a great bit of leeway to get your dirt jumping legs under you.
Through the shipping container are a series of fast downhill lines with some gnarly jumps and gaps.
Downhill Lines are through the Flight Deck Shipping Container
Lastly, there is a HUGE BMX jump section where you'll sometimes see BMXers full on sending it.
Trails
Before You Ride
The below are a selection of our favorite trails. More trails are likely available and can be found on the trail map.
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Spruce Goose
Very, very fun Blue jump line that starts off on the Flight Deck and leads to progressively bigger table tops, a massive step down, and ends with a drop that is mostly rollable.
Airline
The trails namesake Black jump line that features a mandatory cambered drop to start leading to several sizeable jumps, a huge step up, and an optional, large drop into a hip jump. Incredibly fun and sessionable.
Flight School
Green jump line with progressively bigger tables allowing for riders to work up their confidence on jumps. Ends with a big mini-jump into a downhill and then a very fast mini-step up.
Escape Maneuver
Black downhill line featuring sizeable, optional gaps.
Roger Roger
Black downhill line featuring a wooden gap jump and tons of speed.
Trail Map
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Trailhead Approach
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Current Conditions
65°F — Mist
Ride here probably 3-4 times a week. Plenty of jump lines that progressively up the skill level required as the features get bigger and requirement a bit more commitment. Great XC trails that flip directions on Odd and Even days to give you a fairly different ride each time. Very thankful for a bike park of this quality in Charlotte.