Biking the Thermal Belt Rail Trail | Forest City to Gilkey, NC 

Great video, Forest City and Rutherford County is a great place. Another rail trail is being built in nearby Shelby, NC. The first mile segment opened this past fall. Called the Carolina Harmony Trail it will connect with other trails and stretch over 20 miles to the SC border and will pass through Shelby’s uptown and the towns of Lattimore, Patterson Springs, and Earl.

Really well done and very enjoyable to watch. Thanks for taking on the ride.

Live local and love the trail- you need to come back at Christmas- Forest City turns into a winter wonderland!

This video makes me so happy! My husband and I are planning a 5-day trip in our RV to the area and are looking forward to riding this trail. I can't wait to watch more of your videos. Thanks!

Great video of our Trail!

Nice vid of my city

Another wonderful video. This looks like a great trail to ride, although the 35 road crossings are painful. The nighttime bridge lights are very cool.

We've ridden this trail many times and love it! We get off the trail and also do the Purple Martin Greenway which adds a few more miles but it's a beautiful ride.

Lol, you eat junk food when you ride, so do I. I usually have ice cream after the ride. That looks like a really cool trail. Just a tip, wear biking shorts, then wear sweat pants or baggy shorts over top of them. Forget the jeans. I used to wear jeans when biking. One of the best things I did was to switch to athletic clothes and later start wearing biking shorts underneath. The biking shorts really help with saddle discomfort.

Very well done 🎥🚴‍♂️.. I’ve biked Thermal Belt Rail Trail a few times.. Nice Touch.. bike ride & explore the history, new coffeehouses, pastries, interesting restaurants.. A Full Tank of Gas Road Trips are all around US 🚴‍♂️😎

I like your vlogging style.👍 At some point I'm gonna ride this trail and gonna check out that famous donut place. 👍

This is great. I ride the trail with my service dog in his bike trailer. He’ll ride in that for a couple miles then walk/run/bikejoring for a mile around the Ruth area where there’s definitely that side grass. 🐶

In the early days of forest city ,b4 it was incorporated and was named. the downtown area you saw today burned down so completely that the only thing left was a chimney that was badly scorched (burned) as the town was being rebuilt that was the only landmark that let you know where you were and that's how it was described and the name just stuck until the town commissioners changed it.Fun Fact, each of the trees you saw, that line the sidewalks, was planted in memorial of a resident that made the ultimate sacrifice during WW2, each of the trees had a plaque in the sidewalk with the name of the resident and date of death and where they died. Those plaques had to be removed as the trees grew and began to buckle the sidewalks. They are now in a special memorial garden located in the Cool Springs cemetery right behind what was Cool Springs School and is now the Rutherford County board of education.

Okay, so that looks like a destination right there. I've already researched where to camp close by or at least close enough to make it a day trip. Looks like Kings Mountain fits the bill. Thanks for another great video! I'm glad I found this channel. God bless.

We live here, great to see it showcased and enjoyed.

Great video!! Really well done! Thank you

I have always thought that your voice and accent sounds a lot like John Denver's. When you said the words "slap your grandma", it brought back memories of an interview I saw with him many years ago.

Very nice

I want to ride with you! Subscribing and setting off to work my way through your archive.

You were right 🍩 This Orange Twist Donut 🍩 🍊 at Davis Donut House is Phenomenal.. a quick bike ride on the Thermal Belt then heading to Greenville for a doubleheader of bike rides if your available later for a bike ride.. you can show me Unity Park.. maybe a snack at Swamp Rabbit Cafe 🚴‍♂️😎

The Thermal Belt Rail Trail got its name from the Thermal Belt Railway (TBRY) who owned the tracks before the trail came about.

I want to get one of those Drones that can be programed to follow me. The only complaint that I and other who use this trail daily is the Homeless that hangout on the side of the trail during the day.

Beautiful trail even with all the crossroads. Who was that singing during the video of the trail

I like your road bike videos though I have to chuckle when you talk about Dragon Buffet in CLT & butter shrimp, now Davis Donuts, what's up? Is this a new carb loading trend?

Looking forward to adding this to our list. What is the name of the song playing middle of the video?

I ride there sometimes twice a week. How have I missed Davis Donut House?

I've gotta do a night ride this Summer

I see some of the road crossings have double bollards / posts. They look close together, have you seen recumbent trikes or bikes with full panniers fitting between these posts? Thanks.

First time watching. Do you always ride without a helmet?

Gilkey has a population of 2,540? No way. Other than that Sawmill and a Church. That's the only activities' happening there. I keep saying when I get back to the end of the trail, I'll drive to see what else is there.

Nice one! I've enjoyed several of your vids. The east coast greenway is right out my door if your ever in Titusville for a launch it's worth doing. There is another trail nearby that has two different springs you can visit while riding. Cheers

Where's your helmet?

Gilkey is a community not a town.

If you got an e bike, your subs would double

Wear a helmet