5.5 miles
Distance
1,169 ft
Climb
-1,163 ft
Descent
3,060 ft
High Point
Bracken Mountain is City of Brevard owned property. The city has stepped up to create a network of trails that are not technical, but can be steep. Be careful as the trails are open in both directions.
Detailed Description
Bike Transylvania: Bracken Loop is a 5 mile popular intermediate route located near Brevard North Carolina. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 1,169 ft with a max elevation of 3,060 ft then descends -1,163 ft.
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6 Reviews & Comments
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Mtn-Goat-13
(Oct 11, 2022 at 19:32)
Trail Brushy Creek Trail
Solid Meh DH: shredders avoid. Leave this one for the lycra-clad watermelon helmet crews
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Mtn-Goat-13
(Oct 11, 2022 at 19:24)
Trail Bracken Mountain Trail
Solid Meh: fine climbing but Bracken trails are dopey, stacked XC style, too-much-up-in-the-down type of trails you just cant rip down on. Of 1400 drop here, none of it is DH style - just when ya get speed yr climbing again. This is 2012 design for 2022+ - badly needs a revison to make relevant
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Mtn-Goat-13
(Oct 11, 2022 at 19:24)
Trail Bracken Mountain Trail
Solid Meh: fine climbing but Bracken trails are dopey, stacked XC style, too-much-up-in-the-down type of trails you just cant rip down on. Of 1400 drop here, none of it is DH style - just when ya get speed yr climbing again. This is 2012 design for 2022+ - badly needs a revison to make relevant
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Elduder714
(May 28, 2017 at 19:54)
(May 28, 2017 at 19:54)
Trail Brushy Creek Trail
Perfect climbing corners and a lot of them.
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Trails in Route
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| 778 ft | |||||
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More Stats for Bike Transylvania: Bracken Loop mountain bike route
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Altitude change1 ft
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Altitude min2,426 ft
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Altitude start2,426 ft
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Altitude end2,428 ft
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Grade max-41.8%
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Grade min36.8%
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Distance climb3 miles
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat1,355 ft
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Mountain biking Pisgah and Dupont trails in NC with kids
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route
| status | trail | date | condition | description |
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Jan 21, 2023 @ 7:18am Jan 21, 2023 | Tree down up top a few switchbacks before the bench. | |||
Jan 20, 2023 @ 11:18pm Jan 20, 2023 | ||||
Sep 22, 2022 @ 2:43pm Sep 22, 2022 |
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