10 awesome locations to go mountain biking in Birmingham

Get ready to bike—Birmingham is home to some of the best mountain biking trails around. Grab your helmet and gear up because we have the ultimate guide to where you can ride around town.

1. RideBHM

Starting the list off strong we have RideBHM, Alabama’s first-ever downhill mountain biking park. The grand opening is taking place on Saturday, November 19 from 2-5PM and you don’t want to miss out. RideBHM will have options for everyone, from never mountain biking before to perfecting your technique. Come check out all the awesome courses RideBHAM has to offer.

• Location: 2800 Portofino Drive, Birmingham, AL 35211
• Hours: Friday-Sunday 10AM-5PM
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2. Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers

Looking for all different types of trials? Check out Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers. They have it all from fast-direction trails to downhill gravity-type trails and beginner-to-advanced-level trails. The mission of Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers is to build, maintain, preserve and ride mountain bike trails in Birmingham and surrounding areas. BUMP maintains about 30 miles of trails at Oak Mountain and has access to the Trussville Sports Complex trail, where there is a five-mile loop.

• Location: 200 Terrace Dr, Pelham, AL 35124
• Hours: Daily 7AM-8PM
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3. Red Mountain Park

Bring your kids to Red Mountain Park for a fun day of bike riding. Red Mountain Park’s 15-mile trail system traverses exciting and diverse terrain to take on, including family-friendly paths.

• Location: 2011 Frankfurt Dr, Birmingham, AL 35211
• Hours: Daily 7AM-5PM
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4. Gardendale Urban Trail System

Gardendale Urban Trail System contains lots of trail length packed into one small area. Come out here with your bike to experience lots of fun loops and options with some difficult trails for a fun and challenging ride.

• Location: 2101 Fieldstown Rd, Mt Olive, AL 35117
• Hours: Daily 8AM-10PM
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5. Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park

Take a day trip out to Tannehill State Park. Expect the terrain to have over 200 feet of elevation change, interesting topography, rock outcroppings and creeks. Out here at Tannehill State Park, there is a variety of sweet trails—ranging from technical and rocky, smooth and fast single-track to a quaint, double-track—in the 1500 acres of pine and hardwood forest.

• Location: 12632 Confederate Pkwy, McCalla, AL 35111
• Hours: Daily 7AM-7PM
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6. Coldwater Mountain

Coldwater Mountain Bike Trail offers everything a rider could wish for: explore red-dirt trails in a backcountry setting, shuttle the gravity runs and style out the optional technical lines. Plus, you can enjoy scenic, entry-level trails for a much smoother ride. Mountain biking in Birmingham is scenic when you ride at Coldwater Mountain.

• Location: Main Trailhead located off Coldwater Rd., Anniston, AL Coordinates: 33.6039692, -85.9130252
• Hours: Daily 4:30AM-8:30PM
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7. Black Creek Mountain Bike Park

Hoover’s 73-acre mountain bike park is located along Stadium Trace Parkway across from the Lake Wilborn community. This park offers five miles of trails built into the natural terrain for all levels of riders. Bring your friends!

• Location: 5571 Stadium Trace Parkway, Hoover, AL, 35244
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8. Cahaba River Park

Come check out the  17 miles of professionally designed and constructed trails for mountain biking along the Cahaba River. With this view, the miles will fly by. Cahaba River Park is one of Birmingham’s newest nature preserves.

• Location: 2793 River Road off Shelby County 251 in Helena
• Hours: Monday + Friday 7AM-8PM | Tuesday-Thursday + Saturday-Sunday 7AM-7:30PM
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9. Oak Mountain State Park

There are approximately 30 miles (and growing) of mountain biking trails at Oak Mountain State Park. The trails are a mix of mostly single-track and some double-track trails with about 1600 feet of combined climbing. The trails at Oak Mountain State Park are known across the country. Come check them out for yourself.

• Location: 200 Terrace Dr, Pelham, AL 35124
• Hours: Daily 7AM-8PM
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10. Trussville Sports Complex

There’s something for everyone here at the Trussville Sports Complex. There is a lot to do in a compact twisty, five-mile ride. Get a great workout in with good climbs, slick rocks, gnarley roots and skinny bridges. This course is a bit more technical than a beginner course.

• Location: 621 Riverbend Rd #4611, Trussville, AL 35173
• Hours: Daily 6AM-11PM
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