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2,802 ft
Distance
25 ft
Climb
-70 ft
Descent
00:03:33
Avg time
-46 ft
Altitude change
1,782 ft
Altitude min
1,849 ft
Altitude max
1,828 ft
Altitude start
1,781 ft
Altitude end
-1.7%
Grade
-16.4%
Grade max
10%
Grade min
591 ft
Distance climb
1,253 ft
Distance down
912 ft
Distance flat
00:03:33
Avg time
Forager Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaOld Fort Gateway Trail System
Old Fort, North Carolina -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#138 in Mountain Biking · North Carolina [+]
- #1,054 in Trail Running
- #1,747 in Hiking
- #183 in Horseback
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Year Opened2022
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Land Owner
Forager: Distance - 0.5 miles, Elev. Change - 75 ft.
A meandering trail along the side of a ridge, flowing up
and down through rich coves and rhododendron forests.
source: Gateway Trails
Access Info
Old fort Gateway Trail System
1501 State Rd 1227, Old Fort, NC 28762
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 5 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 178 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 628 rides
- Last: Oct 13, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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(35.648730, -82.181420)
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Routes with this trail
★ 3.0 • 28 miles • 4,591 ft • 5 • Loop •
From Curtis Creek, long ride up part of ORAMM, then down Heartbreak and back to parking lot
13 miles • 1,656 ft • 10 •
This route hits all the trails downhill at Gateway with one climb up Gateway and the rest on the gravel...
etasber
Clearly a LOT of work went into this beautiful trail. But poor yield of 'juice' for all that 'squeezing'. Moderate exposure and no berms make this a very slow trail for first-timers. At least 1 switchback was a slightly inverted berm (to send water and riders off & down bankside? Lol)
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