4,364 ft
Distance
447 ft
Climb
-74 ft
Descent
00:18:47
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Club Gap Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Club Gap Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Pisgah Ranger District
    Brevard, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T3 Demanding Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • 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
    #22982 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50419 in Trail Running
    • #24689 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 30 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
    372 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,411 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,783 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,411 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,783 ft
  • Grade
    8.5%
  • Grade max
    -20.7%
  • Grade min
    38.9%
  • Distance climb
    3,524 ft
  • Distance down
    840 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:25
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Status:
on Apr 28, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 2.85 (12 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Ideal
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      Club Gap Trail Reports

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      Apr 28, 2022 @ 6:29am
      Apr 28, 2022
      Apr 9, 2022 @ 9:20am
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      Aug 27, 2021 @ 2:27pm
      Aug 27, 2021
      Aug 18, 2021 @ 4:01pm
      Aug 18, 2021
      		 reporter Due to the heavy rainfalls from Tropical Storm Fred the USFS has closed all trails and roads in the Pisgah Ranger District till they can inspect...
      Jun 6, 2021 @ 7:07am
      Jun 6, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 14 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 374 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,269 rides
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      Trail Lists

      Routes with this trail

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      Avery Loop18 miles
      South Pisgah All Day Epic: Buckwheat, Bennett, Avery, Black32 miles
      Buckwheat Bennett Avery20 miles
      Avery Creek Road > Black Mountain17 miles

      3 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]
      • + 0
      steelispossiblyreal (May 7, 2022 at 21:15)
       I echo the other commenters. This is basically just an access road to Avery Gap.
      [Reply]





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