4,362 ft
Distance
501 ft
Climb
-103 ft
Descent
00:18:54
Avg time
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Club Gap Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Pisgah Ranger District
    Brevard, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T3 Demanding Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #31645 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 45 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    USFS

Commonly used to climb from Avery Creek Road to the intersection that leads to Avery Creek Trail, Upper Black Mountain and Buckwheat Knob. Mostly ridable, some riders may find a few very short sections to be hike-a-bike.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Club Gap bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    399 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,396 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,794 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,396 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,794 ft
  • Grade
    9.146%
  • Grade max
    -21.482%
  • Grade min
    30.378%
  • Distance climb
    3,571 ft
  • Distance down
    792 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:54
  • Avg reverse time
    00:31:00
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Status:
on Apr 24, 2021
Dry
Avg: 2.9 (11 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Club Gap Trail Reports

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      Apr 24, 2021 @ 7:23am
      Apr 24, 2021
      		 Was perfect yesterday. It’s clear some recent drainage work has been done. Some of the water bars are starting to compact down just a little but...
      Apr 4, 2021 @ 6:06pm
      Apr 4, 2021
      		 Very wet and muddy in spots. A powerline was repaired at the top of this trail and the power company used the trail to access it. Its very rutted...
      Mar 20, 2021 @ 8:08am
      Mar 20, 2021
      Jan 1, 2021 @ 9:38am
      Jan 1, 2021
      		 reporter With the freeze/thaw before the Christmas and New Year Holidays accompanied with the rains the Pisgah area has received recently trails will be...
      Dec 19, 2020 @ 9:07am
      Dec 19, 2020
      		 Some very icy spots, some freeze thaw
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 13 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 283 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,125 rides
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      Photos

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      Apr 13, 2021 @ 3:57pm
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      Apr 13, 2021 @ 3:56pm
      Apr 13, 2021

      Routes with this trail

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      South Pisgah All Day Epic: Buckwheat, Bennett, Avery, Black
      		32 miles
      Upper Black & Avery Re-Works
      		13 miles
      avery to black mtn descent
      		15 miles
      Gravel Grid to Avery, Bennet, Black
      		26 miles

      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      atomsmom (Jun 15, 2019 at 13:50)
       Have your technical shoes on or be ready for a significant hike-a-bike.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      provin1327 (Apr 4, 2021 at 18:06)
       Basically a hike a bike.
      [Reply]

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