19.3 miles
Distance
3,520 ft
Climb
-3,515 ft
Descent
4,002 ft
High Point
Pisgah Ranger District loop. Start at the Thrift Cove parking lot and make your way up the Avery Creek FR to Club Gap. Ride Buckwheat Knob down and continue on Bennett Gap. Take a short climb up Clawhammer FR to Maxwell Cove FR to reach Middle Black. Continue down Lower Black all the way back to the parking lot.
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Avery Buckwheat Bennet Black Loop is a 19 mile popular expert route located near Brevard North Carolina. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 6 trails. This route climbs 3,520 ft with a max elevation of 4,002 ft then descends -3,515 ft.
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Route TypeLoop
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeAM
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Physical ratingHard
More Stats for Avery Buckwheat Bennet Black Loop mountain bike route
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Altitude min2,157 ft
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Altitude start2,157 ft
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Altitude end2,162 ft
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Grade max-50.6%
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Grade min38.9%
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Distance climb11 miles
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Distance down7 miles
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Distance flat3,271 ft
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How Hard IS Pisgah's Hardest Sanctioned MTB Trail? | Buckwheat Knob to Bennett Gap
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How Hard IS Pisgah's Hardest Sanctioned MTB Trail? | Bennett Gap
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