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1.1 miles
Distance
-585 ft
Descent
00:06:20
Avg time
-585 ft
Altitude change
2,231 ft
Altitude min
2,816 ft
Altitude max
2,816 ft
Altitude start
2,231 ft
Altitude end
-9.7%
Grade
-20.1%
Grade max
-0.6%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance down
52 ft
Distance flat
00:06:20
Avg time
Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaPisgah Brevard Area Trails
Brevard, North Carolina -
Ref Number#127
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (5 votes)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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SeasonAll
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
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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.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 27 rides
- 14 miles average
6 Months
- 746 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
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- 4,405 rides
- Last: Oct 24, 2026
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Directions to black-mountain-trail-lower trailhead
(35.300190, -82.728460)
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Routes with this trail
★ 4.6 • 9 miles • 1,415 ft • 8 • Loop •
This route is a Pisgah classic. Start with an easy warm up on pavement, climb for about 45 minutes on old...
★ 4.0 • 9 miles • 1,423 ft • 6 • Loop •
This is a great way to get a bigger portion of Pisgah on your plate, without getting too far "out there"....
★ 5.0 • 11 miles • 1,970 ft • 7 • Loop •
Park in the Thrift Cove parking area at the base of the Black Mountain Trail. Head West on HWY 276 and...
Trail Events
15 Reviews & Comments
kNcYrL
It’s great. Do this lower part (via Thrift Cove) or take Maxwell Cove up to middle, more and also great. Upper Black is a ton of work to get to, so I’d pass on that. Ride this!
Steg211
A moderate Blue trail, but is getting pretty chewed up. Tons of braking bumps and loose rocks that are best ridden by carrying speed over them. Keeping speed up is hard to do tho from about about June to early November due to all the people.
EllenWpNvaN
My favorite trail as an intermediate rider. Should definitely be a blue, rock drops and jumps, all optional, and many great berms. I love this trail
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