7 miles
Distance
1,374 ft
Climb
-1,273 ft
Descent
3,523 ft
High Point

This mountain bike ride is a great step up for intermediate riders and consists of a mellow climb up Cove Creek trail with a few stream crossings, then a traverse across to Daniel Ridge trail on an old jeep road that has grown into singletrack. The descent down Daniel Ridge follows the creek, and there is a good swimming hole at the end.

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  • Riding area
    Brevard
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Ridelogs
    2
More Stats for Bike Transylvania: Cove Creek to Daniel Ridge mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    100 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,549 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,551 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,651 ft
  • Grade
    0.268%
  • Grade max
    -44.588%
  • Grade min
    22.095%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,903 ft
Avg: 4 (1 votes)
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      Cove Creek with Bill
      Cove Creek with Bill
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      Aug 22, 2014
      Handlebar Cam of Cove Creek with Bill on 5/16/14

      Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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      Daniels Ridge
      Dec 29, 2018 @ 2:18pm
      Dec 29, 2018
      		Rocky side: Running water down some sections of trail due to pop up creeks, mainly on the rocky sections. Many sections are dry, mainly those exposed to sunlight, the wet sections were not muddy, but had a fair amount of running water down the trail. The bridge side is likely messy and best avoided, climbing from Lanning was not overly messy, wet, or soft, but the section below that going down typically gets muddy with significant rain. Some trees down, but mostly clear.
      Cove Creek Road
      Sep 23, 2018 @ 12:20pm
      Sep 23, 2018
      Lanning Ridge Road
      Sep 19, 2018 @ 7:14am
      Sep 19, 2018
      N Davidson River Rd
      Sep 1, 2018 @ 6:10am
      Sep 1, 2018
      Cove Creek
      Jul 7, 2018 @ 10:10am
      Jul 7, 2018
      		Tree down about halfway down around a blind corner. It can be ridden under but it's easy to hit your head on it.
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