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More Stats for #11- Clawhammer/Middle/Lower Black -Roam Fest East Crankjoy Route mountain bike route

Mountain Bike

8.6 miles

Distance

1,423 ft

Climb

-1,336 ft

Descent

3,524 ft

High Point

This is a great way to get a bigger portion of Pisgah on your plate, without getting too far "out there".
From the lower Black parking area head out on the Hwy 276 (mind the cars!) Take a right on Avery Creek Rd (gravel) toward the Horse Stables. Once you reach the stables, ride through the parking lot and look for the gate behind the stables, climbing up this double track gravel until the first intersection on the right. Take the right marked FS 5099 and keep on up. Keep an eye out for a cool historic chimney on your right as you climb. Enjoy the dripping rocks and cool green tunnels as you suffer. You are just about to the top!
Once at the Black intersection take a right and see if you can clean Hickory Knob without dabbing! Once this rooty steep climb is over it's all downhill from there! Enjoy your way down Middle and take a right onto Lower Black all the way back down to the parking lot. This trail has some technical rooty and steep sections, so keep your head up and be safe. If you feel like you are in over your head, there is no shame in walking a section- better safe than sorry- live to shred another day!

Detailed Description

#11- Clawhammer/Middle/Lower Black -Roam Fest East Crankjoy Route is a 9 mile popular expert route located near Brevard North Carolina. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 6 trails. This route climbs 1,423 ft with a max elevation of 3,524 ft then descends -1,336 ft.

Pisgah Area SORBA
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Pisgah Area SORBA (www.pisgahareasorba.org)

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Riding area

Brevard
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

1,478

Black Mountain Trail (Lower)

Highway US 276

Avery Creek Road

Clawhammer Road

Maxwell Cove

Black Mountain Trail (Lower)

Avg time

1 hr 27 min
Altitude min

2,157 ft
Altitude start

2,157 ft
Altitude end

2,244 ft
Grade

0.2%
Grade max

-104.4%
Grade min

35.9%
Distance climb

6 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

1,932 ft

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trail	date	description
Highway US 276	Dec 10, 2024 @ 3:41am 3 days	reporter
Clawhammer Road	Dec 8, 2024 @ 9:04am Dec 8, 2024
Black Mountain Trail (Lower)	Nov 17, 2024 @ 9:54am Nov 17, 2024	leafy but good
Maxwell Cove	Nov 17, 2024 @ 9:54am Nov 17, 2024
Avery Creek Road	Oct 26, 2024 @ 4:16pm Oct 26, 2024	Gates blocking vehicle traffic from going up before horse stables. Beautiful to ride or hike.