Transformers Loop
- 0.6 mi
- loop
- 21 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Loop
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Transformers Loop is a short, hard mountain biking loop in North Carolina, about 0.6 miles long and roughly 0.9 miles from the town of MacGregor Park. The route is a loop with a low point of 386 feet and a high of 416 feet, so the total climb is only about 21 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.45 miles, with a grade of about 2 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cary show October highs around 71°F with lows near 50°F, and April is similar at about 71°F by day and 47°F at night. Regency Trails and Frisbee Loop are both within a quarter mile, and Sheetz Run is about half a mile away. Climbers can head to North Cary Park Boulders, about 7 miles off.
Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Transformers Loop
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
50° / 31°
Feb
54° / 33°
Mar
61° / 38°
Apr
71° / 47°
May
78° / 56°
Jun
85° / 65°
Jul
88° / 69°
Aug
86° / 68°
Sep
80° / 61°
Oct
71° / 50°
Nov
62° / 39°
Dec
53° / 34°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cary, NC, 1.4 mi away at 390 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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