Mountain Bike

8.1 miles

Distance

934 ft

Climb

-930 ft

Descent

4,694 ft

High Point

This ride begins at the Snow Creek Parking lot. Climb up the Airport Road, and take a left onto the Airport Runway. Then leave the doubletrack, taking a left onto the grass until the start of Upper Beaver Dam. Drop into Upper Beaver Dam, cross Black Run Road, then descend all the way down Lower Beaver Dam. Lower Beaver Dam takes you back to Black Run Road. Take a left to climb up the road, to the start of Enchanted Forest. Ride through the Enchanted Forest, then follow signs to Headset Adjustment, which will bring you back down to Black Run Road. To get back to where you started, take a left on Black Run Road to get onto Lower Spruce Road. At the intersection, climb up and upper Spruce Road to get onto the Silver Creek Road. Climb all the way up the gravel then pass Silver Creek.

Detailed Description

Silver Creek is a 8 mile moderately popular expert route located near Snowshoe Village West Virginia. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction. This route includes 11 trails. This route climbs 934 ft with a max elevation of 4,694 ft then descends -930 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Airport Road				4,383 ft
	Airport Runway				3,179 ft
	Upper Beaver Dam				2,011 ft
	Lower Beaver Dam				4,629 ft
	Enchanted Forest				3,087 ft
	A Headset Adjustment				2,864 ft
	Lower Spruce Road				2,497 ft
	Upper Spruce Road				2,238 ft
	Silver Creek Maintenance Road				3,976 ft

Details

Riding area

Snowshoe Backcountry
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

Yes
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Ridelogs

11

More Stats for Silver Creek mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 39 min
Altitude min

4,126 ft
Altitude start

4,409 ft
Altitude end

4,413 ft
Grade max

-38.2%
Grade min

46.4%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

2,671 ft

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trail	date	description
Silver Creek Maintenance Road	Aug 17, 2024 @ 1:08pm Aug 17, 2024	A little wet but in great shape, had to move one dead tree down across the trail about 2 1/2 miles in from McDonald Way.
A Headset Adjustment	Aug 16, 2024 @ 8:42am Aug 16, 2024
Airport Road	Aug 16, 2024 @ 8:42am Aug 16, 2024
Enchanted Forest	Jul 3, 2024 @ 3:26am Jul 3, 2024
Upper Beaver Dam	Jun 13, 2024 @ 4:11am Jun 13, 2024	trail open and in good condition reporter