11.6 miles
Distance
2,371 ft
Climb
-2,304 ft
Descent
4,593 ft
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big ivy with road climb and fun downhill

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big ivy ride is a 12 mile less popular expert route located near Asheville North Carolina. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 9 trails. This route climbs 2,371 ft with a max elevation of 4,593 ft then descends -2,304 ft.

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  • Avg time
    3 hr 35 min
  • Altitude change
    66 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,587 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,587 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,654 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -55.1%
  • Grade min
    71.2%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,870 ft
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youtuber Mountain Biking: State Line 2173 (Bear Pen),...
Mountain Biking: State Line 2173 (Bear Pen), Big Ivy, Pisgah, NC
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youtuber Mountain Biking: Staire Creek, Big Ivy, Pisgah, NC
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Big Ivy Rd FSR 74
Feb 20, 2024 @ 8:13am
Feb 20, 2024
Staire Creek
Jan 2, 2024 @ 6:07am
Jan 2, 2024
Staire & Walker in very poor condition w/ numerous trees, rubble / rock strewn areas and new (small) gullies after Dec rainstorms - prob worst condtions Ive seem in 15-20 yrs of near-weekly riding
Bear Pen
May 26, 2023 @ 1:27pm
May 26, 2023
Overgrown near top, double deadfall trees down in top 1/4.
Upper Corner Rock Trail
Apr 21, 2023 @ 6:05pm
Apr 21, 2023
Laurel Gap Trail
Jun 1, 2021 @ 8:38am
Jun 1, 2021
Overgrown vegetation
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