10.3 miles
Distance
1,957 ft
Climb
-2,015 ft
Descent
4,001 ft
High Point
Starting at the end of Buckwheat Knob and beginning of Bennett Gap, ride up Avery Creek Road, taking a right on Club Gap, then descend Buckwheat Knob and Bennett Gap, ending and climbing back up Avery Creek Road to start point.
Detailed Description
Avery Buckwheat Bennett Loop is a 10 mile moderately popular expert route located near Brevard North Carolina. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 6 trails. This route climbs 1,957 ft with a max elevation of 4,001 ft then descends -2,015 ft.
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Trails in Route
| 4,364 ft | |||||
| 1 mile | |||||
| 3 miles | |||||
| 5,069 ft |
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More Stats for Avery Buckwheat Bennett Loop mountain bike route
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Avg time2 hr 3 min
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Altitude change-58 ft
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Altitude min2,339 ft
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Altitude start3,507 ft
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Altitude end3,448 ft
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Grade-0.1%
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Grade max-76%
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Grade min38.9%
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Distance climb5 miles
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Distance down5 miles
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Distance flat1,171 ft
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Buckwheat & Bennett Gap in Pisgah! 2,000 ft. of super chunky downhill
trail: Bennett Gap Trail
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Jun 9, 2023
Buckwheat & Bennett Gap in Pisgah! 2,000 ft. of super chunky downhill
trail: Buckwheat Knob Trail
11:48 | 101 | comments: 0 | favs:
Apr 7, 2023
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
| status | trail | date | condition | description |
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Sep 28, 2023 @ 4:56am Sep 28, 2023 | ||||
Sep 28, 2023 @ 4:56am Sep 28, 2023 | ||||
Aug 23, 2023 @ 6:51am Aug 23, 2023 | ||||
Jun 3, 2023 @ 2:21am Jun 3, 2023 |
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