Mountain Bike

7.2 miles

Distance

790 ft

Climb

-783 ft

Descent

2,730 ft

High Point

From Lake Imaging Parking Lot this is one of our favourites! You'll start up Lake Imaging Road, passing the exit of Ridgeline on your L. Once you go past the fishing lake look to your left for the rocky entrance to Jim Branch Trail. If you are feeling invincible try to clear the rock garden climb by staying straight up the rock armouring. Want a slightly easier way around? Take a quick Left to bypass this techy climb and you will merge on the same trail again after a little climb.
At the top of Jim Branch you will veer to the right and climb up Isaac Heath staying right on Locust and hitting Hilltop's sweet swoopy single track. Coming out of the forest at the horse tie out, hike on down to Grassy Creek Falls if you haven't seen it yet, grab a couple of photos and continue downhill to the right and then making a left to climb up Buck Forest Road. Take a left on White Pine and another Left on Hooker Creek Trail before popping out at the intersection with Ridgeline where you will go left for a short climb prior to the ripping downhill of Ridgeline. This trail never gets old and it seems to get better each time you ride it- learning it's unique flow. At the bottom a quick right will take you back to the parking lot!

Detailed Description

#3- JimBranch/Locus/Hilltop/Hooker/Ridgeline -Roam Fest East Crankjoy Route is a 7 mile popular intermediate route located near Cedar Mountain North Carolina. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 10 trails. This route climbs 790 ft with a max elevation of 2,730 ft then descends -783 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Lake Imaging Road				751 ft
	Jim Branch				1 mile
	Isaac Heath				1,647 ft
	Hilltop				4,879 ft
	Lake Imaging Road				423 ft
	Buck Forest Road				2,612 ft
	Hooker Creek Trail				4,944 ft
	Ridgeline				1 mile

Details

Riding area

Dupont State Recreational Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

740

More Stats for #3- JimBranch/Locus/Hilltop/Hooker/Ridgeline -Roam Fest East Crankjoy Route mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 12 min
Altitude min

2,309 ft
Altitude start

2,327 ft
Altitude end

2,333 ft
Grade max

-21.5%
Grade min

34.6%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

2,543 ft

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Buck Forest Road	Jan 20, 2025 @ 7:25am Jan 20, 2025	Significant freeze-thaw
Lake Imaging Road	Jan 4, 2025 @ 12:03pm Jan 4, 2025
Hilltop	Dec 26, 2024 @ 12:35pm Dec 26, 2024
Jim Branch	Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:08pm Nov 28, 2024
Isaac Heath	Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:08pm Nov 28, 2024