1.1 miles
Distance
-563 ft
Descent
00:06:02
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Black Mountain (Lower) Trail

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Pisgah / Brevard
    Brevard, North Carolina
  • Ref Number
    #127
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (5 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    All
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #548 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #7681 in Trail Running
    • #7744 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
  • Land Owner

Black Mountain Trail is split into 4 sections (Upper/Upper, Upper, Middle and Lower)

The lower section of Black Mountain Trail #127 is probably the most popular section of Black Mountain. From the intersection with Thrift Cove and Middle Black riders will enter into a fast flowing single track loaded with natural features that can be used for jumping and smaller drops.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Black Mountain Trail (Lower) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -563 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,243 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,807 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,807 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,244 ft
  • Grade
    -9.6%
  • Grade max
    -38.7%
  • Grade min
    -2.5%
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    00:06:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:58
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Nov 17, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.66 (64 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (17,662)
close
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to black-mountain-trail-lower trailhead (35.300190, -82.728460)
      update trails status or condition

      Black Mountain... Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Nov 17, 2024 @ 9:54am
      Nov 17, 2024
      leafy but good
      Oct 30, 2024 @ 5:14pm
      Oct 30, 2024
      Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:27am
      Oct 20, 2024
      Oct 18, 2024 @ 11:13am
      Oct 18, 2024
      Leaves are covering small debris that fell during Helene.
      Oct 6, 2024 @ 1:54pm
      Oct 6, 2024
      reporter
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 61 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,547 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 16,194 rides
      • Last: Dec 2, 2024

      Photos

      more »
      1,350 |
      Mar 5, 2014 @ 8:59am
      Mar 5, 2014
      2,022 |
      Mar 5, 2014 @ 8:59am
      Mar 5, 2014
      15 |
      Jun 28, 2024 @ 12:18pm
      Jun 28, 2024
      63 |
      Feb 13, 2024 @ 10:45am
      Feb 13, 2024

      Trail Events

      14 Reviews & Comments


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Videos

      more »
      youtuber Black Mountain (lower) POV  | Pisgah National...
      11:15 | 924 | Aug 16, 2020 , Brevard
      youtuber Lower Black Mountain Trail • North Carolina...
      8:11 | 645 | Apr 17, 2021 , Brevard
      youtuber Suffering the climb makes the reward just that...
      14:25 | 952 | Mar 21, 2019 , Brevard
      youtuber Mtn Biking the Complete Black Mtn Trail in...
      1365 | Aug 22, 2017 , Brevard
      • By caleb93TF Pro & contributors
      • #7375 - 26,609 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.