Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Rocky Knob Park
Boone, North Carolina
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Downhill Only
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Local Popularity
35 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking

RTP Grant Trail 2 will create the potential to descend from the summit of Rocky Knob and return to the parking lot without pedaling on intermediate trails . All told, this 1 mile trail addition will unlock about 750 vertical feet of a full top to bottom descent (over 2 miles) of blue-rated fun and excitement, and will make the climb up well worth the rigors of the climb up. Numerous alternate lines will ensure plentiful opportunities to explore different ways to have fun on a bike.

Trail Details:

Start: Summt
Terminus: Middle of Nowhere/Boat Rock intersction
Build Type: Machine built
Tread: 3' wide, Dirt surface, excavate below rock, wide radius turns with constant grade reversals
User experience: No pedaling, limited braking, predictable trail to maximize fun and playfulness.

Local Trail Association

Boone Area Cyclists (booneareacyclists.org)
Please consider joining or donating to the local trail association to support trail development & maintenance.

Northwest NC MTB Alliance (ridenwnctrails.com)
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More Stats for 2. Proposed RTP Grant Trail 2 bike trail

Altitude change

-502 ft
Altitude min

3,494 ft
Altitude start

3,997 ft
Altitude end

3,494 ft
Grade

-8.34%
Grade max

-29.778%
Grade min

12.459%
Distance climb

687 ft
Distance down

5,118 ft
Distance flat

218 ft
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