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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Boardwalk
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
The trail system features 6.7 miles of narrow, single-track trail accessible from two points: the parking lot of WCU’s new Health and Human Sciences Building on Little Savannah Road and the pedestrian tunnel under Highway 107 near WCU’s softball complex. The access point through the tunnel connects users to the trail via property of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
8 trails
- Hike
8 trails
- Trail Running
8 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 4
- 3
Region Status
Caution as of Mar 23, 2021Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 8
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 8
- Trails Trail Running
- 8
- Total Distance
- 6 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,551 ft
- Total Vertical
- 521 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,613 ft
- Reports
- 15
- Photos
- 13
- Ridden Counter
- 360
Popular WCU Trail System Mountain Biking Trails
WCU Trail System Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Circumnavigation of Caney | 45 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 1 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 6 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
Photos of WCU Trail System Mountain Bike
trail: Lower Long Branch Loop
23 |
Sep 3, 2020 @ 11:01am
Sep 3, 2020
trail: Lower Long Branch Loop
26 |
Sep 3, 2020 @ 11:01am
Sep 3, 2020
trail: Upper Long Branch Loop
39 |
Feb 5, 2020 @ 2:12pm
Feb 5, 2020
trail: Upper Long Branch Loop
39 |
Feb 5, 2020 @ 2:12pm
Feb 5, 2020Videos of WCU Trail System Mountain Bike
trail: Parking Lot
0:15 |
31 |
Aug 27, 2017
trail: Parking Lot
0:29 |
690 |
Mar 6, 2016
trail: Parking Lot
0:06 |
272 |
Oct 11, 2009
trail: Parking Lot
0:08 |
165 |
Oct 11, 2009
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullowhee Connector | Mar 23, 2021 @ 5:26pm Mar 23, 2021 | Dry | jcinglese | ||
| Lower Long Branch Loop | Nov 4, 2020 @ 1:20pm Nov 4, 2020 | Ideal | bakerach | ||
| Upper Long Branch Loop | Sep 5, 2020 @ 11:28am Sep 5, 2020 | Variable | Carlosputnam | ||
| Gribble Gap Loop | Feb 5, 2020 @ 2:08pm Feb 5, 2020 | Variable | Ryankarcher99 | ||
| HHS Connector | Oct 26, 2019 @ 11:02am Oct 26, 2019 | Wet | VikingMTB | ||
| Corkscrew | Aug 27, 2018 @ 3:14pm Aug 27, 2018 | Dry | hpiguy | ||
| Little Savannah Connector | Aug 27, 2018 @ 3:14pm Aug 27, 2018 | Dry | hpiguy |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | jcinglese | add | report | Cullowhee Connector | Mar 23, 2021 @ 5:26pm Mar 23, 2021 |
 | samhandwich | ridden | trail | Upper Long Branch Loop | Mar 22, 2021 @ 8:55pm Mar 22, 2021 |
| Roberts1410 | add | report | Cullowhee Connector | Jan 17, 2021 @ 3:55pm Jan 17, 2021 |
| Gadawells | add | report | Cullowhee Connector | Dec 11, 2020 @ 8:56am Dec 11, 2020 |
 | bakerach | add | report | Lower Long Branch Loop | Nov 6, 2020 @ 6:22am Nov 6, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Highly recommend these trails. Lots of fun... | Oct 1, 2017 @ 10:29am Oct 1, 2017 | ||
| trail | Fun trail system. Seems to be little known but... | Jun 12, 2017 @ 2:01pm Jun 12, 2017 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney Fork | 4.2 km | ||||
| Wayehuta ORV Park | 2 | 5.1 km | |||
| Jackson County | 1 | 13.8 km | |||
| Panthertown Valley | 1 | 7 | 13.8 km | ||
| Fire Mountain Trails | 4 | 5 | 14.2 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 8 | 6 miles | 1,552 ft | 3 miles | 522 ft | #1,821 | #943 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 911 | |
| Hike | 8 | 6 miles | 1,552 ft | 3 miles | 522 ft | #1,455 | #845 | 15 | 14 | |||
| Trail Running | 8 | 6 miles | 1,552 ft | 3 miles | 522 ft | #1,456 | #845 | 15 | 4 |
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