3,996 ft
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-283 ft
Descent
00:13:07
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Big Rock Trail

Big Rock Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Dupont State Forest
    Cedar Mountain, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #323 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    NCFS

Big Rock Trail is a 'must do' trail for the serious mountain biker. Going up is an aerobic challenge and coming down gets pretty technical in places so this is not a beginner friendly trail.

source: Big Rock Trail
Local Trail Association
More Stats for Big Rock Trail bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -272 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,786 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,071 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,058 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,785 ft
  • Grade
    -6.8%
  • Grade max
    -19.4%
  • Grade min
    6.4%
  • Distance climb
    518 ft
  • Distance down
    3,412 ft
  • Distance flat
    69 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:07
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:21
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Status:
on Jul 30, 2020
Wet
Avg: 4.65 (31 votes)

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  • White
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • photo Photo
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  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Big Rock Trail Trail Reports

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      Jul 30, 2020 @ 4:09am
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      Jul 3, 2020 @ 5:52am
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      Jun 8, 2020 @ 5:21am
      Jun 8, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 35 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 547 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,322 rides
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      Oct 15, 2019 @ 12:05pm
      Oct 15, 2019
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      Sep 26, 2019 @ 6:51am
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