Brown Mill Trail: 4.25-mile Concord route open dawn to dusk; walkers instructed to yield to cyclists

Narrator, a trail recording narrator, said the Brown Mill Mountain Bike Trail in Concord is a 4.25-mile natural-surface route minutes from downtown and advised that walkers enter at the designated walking entrance and yield to bikers.

The recording described the trail as offering “challenging climbs, flowy downhills, and rock outcrops of cyanide, a unique cousin of granite formed by a volcanic event known as Concord Cyanide Ring Dyke,” and said the route is suitable for riders and hikers of all skill levels. It also states that bikes have the right of way and that walkers and bikers travel in opposite directions to reduce the risk of collisions. The recording added that the trail is open from dawn to dusk and that parking is available at the trailhead on Second Street, just off Cabarrus Avenue.

The announcement repeated safety guidance: “Walkers must yield to cyclists while on the trail,” and instructed pedestrians to move to the side of the trail so approaching cyclists can pass. The recording also emphasized using the designated walking entrance so walkers and bikers travel in opposite directions and can “see each other coming, helping to avoid accidents.”

The recording does not identify an authoring agency or cite maintenance or permitting details, and it does not specify who enforces the right-of-way guidance or whether any local ordinances cover trail behavior. It also does not provide hours beyond the general dawn-to-dusk guidance or contact information for trail conditions or closures. For access, the recording directs users to the trailhead parking on Second Street, off Cabarrus Avenue, and to enter the trail at the designated walking entrance to follow the one-way pedestrian routing.