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SaveKnown during its development as Brush Mountain Property 1, the McDonald Hollow Trail System contains 5 miles of multi-use trail. The system has a set of stacked loop trails from the top to the bottom of the mountain, as well as two auxiliary trails, one beginner, and one advanced.

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- Mountain Bike
7 trails
- Hike
7 trails
- Trail Running
7 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Caution as of Dec 26, 2024Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 6
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 7
- Trails Horse
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 7
- Trails Trail Running
- 7
- Total Distance
- 6 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 3 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,392 ft
- Total Vertical
- 728 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,654 ft
- Reports
- 123
- Photos
- 75
- Ridden Counter
- 886
Popular McDonald Hollow Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Ida May | |||
Blunderbuss | |||
Highway | |||
Crosscut | |||
Turkey Trot | |||
Wilkes Wood | |||
Pine Forest |
McDonald Hollow Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Back Loop from McDonald Hollow | 21 miles | |
Back Loop from McDonald Hollow | 21 miles | |
2024 XC Short Track race | 3,035 ft |
Photos of McDonald Hollow Mountain Bike
trail: Crosscut
58 |
Jun 10, 2023 @ 4:51pm
Jun 10, 2023
trail: Blunderbuss
96 |
Oct 15, 2022 @ 11:15pm
Oct 15, 2022
trail: Ida May
61 |
Oct 15, 2022 @ 11:15pm
Oct 15, 2022
trail: Blunderbuss
92 |
Oct 15, 2022 @ 11:14pm
Oct 15, 2022
trail: Blunderbuss
153 |
Oct 15, 2022 @ 11:14pm
Oct 15, 2022
trail: Highway
28 |
Aug 28, 2022 @ 3:35pm
Aug 28, 2022
trail: Highway
27 |
Aug 28, 2022 @ 3:34pm
Aug 28, 2022
trail: Blunderbuss
94 |
Aug 28, 2022 @ 3:23pm
Aug 28, 2022Videos of McDonald Hollow Mountain Bike

trail: Blunderbuss
172 |
Oct 18, 2021

trail: Blunderbuss
2:17 |
526 |
May 22, 2021 , Blacksburg

trail: Blunderbuss
0:10 |
376 |
Apr 28, 2021 , Blacksburg
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Blunderbuss | Dec 26, 2024 @ 10:27am Dec 26, 2024 | Ideal | zenclements Pocahontas | ||
Crosscut | Dec 26, 2024 @ 10:27am Dec 26, 2024 | Snow Cover Partial | zenclements Pocahontas | ||
Ida May | Nov 21, 2024 @ 6:21pm Nov 21, 2024 | Wet | ziwi1020 | ||
Turkey Trot | Nov 21, 2024 @ 6:21pm Nov 21, 2024 | Snow Cover Partial | ziwi1020 | ||
Wilkes Wood | Nov 21, 2024 @ 6:21pm Nov 21, 2024 | Snow Cover Partial | ziwi1020 | ||
Pine Forest | Aug 19, 2024 @ 2:22pm Aug 19, 2024 | Dry | wcyoung | ||
Highway | Oct 1, 2023 @ 11:04am Oct 1, 2023 | Dry | AvidTrailRider MORE-LDRSH |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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docjpg | update | trail | activity #64008263 | Jan 3, 2025 @ 10:19am Jan 3, 2025 |
zenclements | add | report | activity #63801321 and 1 more | Dec 30, 2024 @ 3:23pm Dec 30, 2024 |
ziwi1020 | add | report | activity #62124271 and 3 more | Nov 21, 2024 @ 7:51pm Nov 21, 2024 |
normalrat | add | report | activity #61999858 | Nov 18, 2024 @ 2:16pm Nov 18, 2024 |
dazwack | ridden | trail | activity #61960052 and 2 more | Nov 17, 2024 @ 4:16pm Nov 17, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Wow, blown away by this trail! Better than... | Jun 25, 2023 @ 4:55pm Jun 25, 2023 | ||
trail | The builders did an amamzing job mixing jumps... | Feb 16, 2023 @ 5:19pm Feb 16, 2023 | ||
trail | A good mix of flow and tech make Blunderbuss a... | Nov 24, 2022 @ 7:57am Nov 24, 2022 | ||
trail | One of the best trails in Virginia's Blue Ridge | Nov 7, 2022 @ 6:59pm Nov 7, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Stone-cutters Hollow | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 km | |
Poverty Creek | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1.7 km | |
Millstone Ridge | 1 | 1 | 2.1 km | ||
Mountain Lake | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8.7 km | |
Claytor Lake State Park | 10 | 15.1 km |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 7 | 6 miles | 1,391 ft | 3 miles | 728 ft | #3,250 | #1,648 | 76 | 123 | 3 | 1,255 | |
Horse | 7 | 6 miles | 1,391 ft | 3 miles | 728 ft | 45 | ||||||
Hike | 7 | 6 miles | 1,391 ft | 3 miles | 728 ft | #2,567 | #1,491 | 123 | 14 | |||
Trail Running | 7 | 6 miles | 1,391 ft | 3 miles | 728 ft | #2,570 | #1,484 | 123 | 8 |
- By AvidTrailRider
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