Mountain Bike

17.0 miles

Distance

2,791 ft

Climb

-2,798 ft

Descent

4,115 ft

High Point

The most common way to get to middle Black Mountain trail while parking at the bottom of Lower Black. Middle Black was redesigned and opened August 2021. It is now possible to ride up Middle Black without a hike & bike.

This route brings you up gravel roads to the bottom of middle Black Mountain where you can ride up to the junction with Turkey Pen and then bomb down the best parts of Black Mountain trail.

**If you've had enough by the time you finish Lower Black Mountain, you'll be at your vehicle and can call it quits.

***But...if you need just a little more, keep going on the loop and add in Sycamore.

Detailed Description

Black Mtn w New Middle out and back & Sycamore is a 17 mile popular intermediate route located near Brevard North Carolina. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 2 trails. This route climbs 2,791 ft with a max elevation of 4,115 ft then descends -2,798 ft.

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Pisgah Area SORBA

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Trails in Route

	Maxwell Cove				2 miles
	Black Mountain Trail (Middle)				1 mile

Details

Riding area

Pisgah Ranger District
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

13

More Stats for Black Mtn w New Middle out and back & Sycamore mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 18 min
Altitude min

2,149 ft
Altitude start

2,156 ft
Altitude end

2,152 ft
Grade max

-57.4%
Grade min

68.5%
Distance climb

9 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Maxwell Cove	Mar 8, 2025 @ 9:25am Mar 8, 2025
	Black Mountain Trail (Middle)	Mar 8, 2025 @ 9:25am Mar 8, 2025