16.9 miles
Distance
3,066 ft
Climb
-3,071 ft
Descent
4,170 ft
High Point
Loop up Avery Creek Road and back down Black Mountain
Detailed Description
Avery Creek Road > Black Mountain is a 17 mile popular expert route located near Brevard North Carolina. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 3,066 ft with a max elevation of 4,170 ft then descends -3,071 ft.
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10 Reviews & Comments
Rowan441
(May 18, 2022 at 12:49)
(May 18, 2022 at 12:49)
Agree with previous two commenters, riding this from east to west is no good. You end up hiking your bike up all the cool features and then bike down the boring section.
If you are wanting to do the full Black Mountain trails I would suggest just skipping Upper Upper Black Mountain and entering Upper Black Mountain by climbing Clawhammer Road
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If you are wanting to do the full Black Mountain trails I would suggest just skipping Upper Upper Black Mountain and entering Upper Black Mountain by climbing Clawhammer Road
mtoddsolomon
(Feb 11, 2022 at 6:53)
I agree with provin1327. We rode it west to east, and by rode it, I mean we hiked it. Just ride Avery if you're going that way.
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gibspaulding
(Nov 22, 2021 at 18:19)
(Nov 22, 2021 at 18:19)
The 2021 reroute is quite good! It is more approachable than the washed out old trail, but still takes some precision to ride fast. The feel is similar to lower Black with great flow and lots of little kickers, but steeper and tighter and more exposed. Keep off the brakes and it rips!
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provin1327
(Apr 15, 2021 at 9:17)
Tons of fun! Fast chunky, even has a rock drop you can roll or launch. Riding this as a climb from west to east would suck. Definitely ride it as a descent from east to west towards the intersection of Avery, Buckwheat, and Club Gap
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Trails in Route
| 6 miles | |||||
| 4,131 ft | |||||
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Altitude change-4 ft
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Altitude min2,157 ft
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Altitude start2,162 ft
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Altitude end2,159 ft
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Grade max-57.4%
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Grade min100.2%
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Distance climb9 miles
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Distance down8 miles
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Distance flat2,087 ft
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Pisgah Middle Black Re-Route
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Feb 16, 2022
Oct. 2021 New Middle Black trail. The now closed Middle Black section was (I believe) determined to be non sustainable, too rutted out. The bottom...
Middle & Lower Black Mountain with kids
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route
| status | trail | date | condition | description |
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Mar 10, 2023 @ 6:54pm Mar 10, 2023 | ||||
Mar 7, 2023 @ 6:48pm Mar 7, 2023 | ||||
Feb 22, 2023 @ 5:44pm Feb 22, 2023 | ||||
Sep 13, 2022 @ 1:25pm Sep 13, 2022 |
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If you are wanting to do the full Black Mountain trails I would suggest just skipping Upper Upper Black Mountain and entering Upper Black Mountain from Clawhammer Road