Cedar Valley Bike Park
Distance: 3.5 mi Elevation Gain: 150 ft Est. Time: As many laps as you feel like! Difficulty: Advanced
A challenging bikes-only jump park at Fisher Farm in Davidson. Berms, doubles and gap jumps on a short one-way loop made for lapping. Best for confident and experienced riders.
Cedar Valley Bike Park is a bikes-only jump and flow park inside Fisher Farm Park in Davidson.
The main part of the park is a short one-way loop of about 2 miles, made for lapping. Sweet Leaf warms you up with a gap jump into a flowing double and a short rhythm section. Roaster Coaster comes next: three switchback berms, then more than ten doubles and one big gap jump on the way down.
Double Black Sabbath is the main jump line. It has three big doubles, a set of three progressive gap jumps, a large catch berm and a step-down to a double.
Into The Void finishes the loop with a small jump over a downed tree, a fast run and a wooden bridge, then a steep quarter-mile climb back to the start.
Nervous Breakdown, added in 2021, is a pro line with mandatory gaps and drops. It is for experienced jumpers only.
Is it right for you? Trailforks rates every trail here black diamond. Many of the bigger features have ride-arounds, but this isn't the place to learn to jump. If you're newer to mountain biking, start on the Fisher Farm trails next door and come back when you're ready.
These are some of the biggest jumps in the Charlotte area. Look before you leap, and ride within your limits.
Also in Cedar Valley and separate from the jump trails is Twisted Sister, a 1.5mi old school technical singletrack trail, often added by people riding Fisher Farm who want more distance and challenge.
Tarheel Trailblazers volunteers, led by local builder Evan St. Clair, spent more than two years building Cedar Valley. It opened in June 2019.
Interactive Trail Map
Details & Logistics
Cedar Valley parking lot
21215 Shearer Rd, Davidson, NC 28036
After you enter the park, turn right on the dirt road Alison Farm Access Road and parking is just there under the pylons. From the lot, head northeast down the dirt road to the trailheads for both Cedar Valley and Twisted Sister.
Get DirectionsFisher Farm Park parking lot
21215 Shearer Rd, Davidson, NC 28036
If you want bathrooms, or to add a ride round the Fisher singletrack, instead of using the Cedar lot on the dirt road, you can continue further down the main park access road to the main parking lot for the park. From the lot, head back up the entrance road and go left down Allison Farm Access Road following the pylons to the trail kiosk.
Get DirectionsFisher Farm Park is open dawn to dusk - Cedar Valley is in the park.
Class 1 e-bikes are allowed on trails. Class 1 means bikes that only provide electric assistance when pedaling, don’t have a throttle and don't provide assistance over 20mph. Any bike with a throttle or that can provide electric assistance over 20mph is not allowed on trails because of the safety risk to other trail users, and the hard to repair trail damage they cause.
The park closes for at least 24 hours after rain. Please don't ride when it's wet: the jumps and berms are easily damaged and take a lot of time and effort to repair. Check the status at the top of this page before you go.
Cedar Valley is one-way. Ride the trails in order: Sweet Leaf, Roaster Coaster, Double Black Sabbath, then Into The Void, which climbs back to the start. Follow the trail signs and never ride up a jump line. To skip a section or start another lap, use Cedar Valley Access Road, the doubletrack that links the trails. These trails are for bikes only: no walkers, hikers or runners.
No night riding. The park closes at dusk.
Food, coffee and gas in downtown Davidson, about 4 miles away. Nearest bike shop is in between Cornelius and Davidson.
Bathrooms available near the Fisher Farm Park parking lot.
Trail Segments
Sweet Leaf
The warm-up. A short, rowdy drop across an open power-line clearing with a gap jump into a flowing double, then a climb and a rhythm section to the start of Roaster Coaster.
Roaster Coaster
Pure flow and airtime. A mellow start, three switchback berms in a row, then more than ten doubles and one big gap on the way down. Climbs back up to the access road.
Double Black Sabbath
The main jump line. Three big doubles, three progressive gap jumps, a large catch berm and a step-down to a double. Then a quarter-mile climb.
Into The Void
The mellowest section. A small jump over a downed tree, a fast run, a wooden bridge and a steep quarter-mile climb back to the start.
Twisted Sister
Old-school, tight and technical singletrack, very different from the jump lines next door. Expect tight hairpin switchbacks, logs to ride over, short punchy climbs, rock gardens and a bridge. It shares its entrance with Cedar Valley: take the left fork after the kiosk. Walkers and runners may be on this trail, so ride in control.
Nervous Breakdown
Optional pro line, added in 2021. Mandatory gaps and drops with no ride-arounds. For very experienced jumpers only.
First Timer Tips
- This isn't a beginner trail. If you're new to jumps, ride the Fisher Farm trails next door first.
- Take a slow first lap. Roll what you can, use the ride-arounds and look at every landing before you send it.
- Nervous Breakdown has mandatory gaps. You can't roll it.
- Ride one way only, in trail order. Never ride up a jump line. Use Cedar Valley Access Road to climb back for another lap.
- After the kiosk, keep right at the first fork for Cedar Valley. The left fork is Twisted Sister, a tight, technical Fisher Farm trail.
- Don't stop in a landing or on the trail. Pull well off to the side to regroup or watch friends.
- Bikes only. Walkers, hikers and runners aren't allowed on these trails.
- The park closes for 24 hours after rain. Riding wet damages the jumps.