10.0 miles
Distance
759 ft
Climb
-769 ft
Descent
2,359 ft
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A "figure eight" route starting and ending at the Rice Pinnacle parking area. A solid mixture of climbing / downhill with the intent of staying on single track for the majority of the route. The single track sections are mostly technical, but there are quite a few jumps to be had. The route is best experienced by riding North out of Rice Pinnacle on Rice Pinnacle Road.

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Crazy Eights is a 10 mile popular intermediate route located near Bent Creek North Carolina. This mountain bike only route and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 30 trails. This route climbs 759 ft with a max elevation of 2,359 ft then descends -769 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    DH, XC
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Ridelogs
    81
More Stats for Crazy Eights mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    3 hr 35 min
  • Altitude min
    2,121 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,186 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,175 ft
  • Grade max
    -40.1%
  • Grade min
    21.1%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,291 ft
Avg: 3.5 (4 votes)
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