3 miles
Distance
536 ft
Climb
-163 ft
Descent
00:36:10
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Long Branch Trail

Long Branch Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Pisgah Ranger District
    Brevard, North Carolina
  • Ref Number
    #116
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #13901 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Land Manager
    USFS

Hilly and fast in places, with nice scenery, roots and rocks, stacked parallel logs for erosion control, narrow log bridges, several creek crossings, rhododendron tunnels, and waterbars A very fun trail. Part of the Picklesimer Fields ride.

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More Stats for Long Branch bike trail
  • Altitude change
    373 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,666 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,069 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,672 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,045 ft
  • Grade
    2.7%
  • Grade max
    -19.7%
  • Grade min
    26.7%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,808 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,552 ft
  • Avg time
    00:36:10
  • Avg reverse time
    00:30:00
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Status:
on Apr 22, 2020
Ideal
Avg: 4.35 (6 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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  • < 50%
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Long Branch Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Apr 22, 2020 @ 4:27pm
      Apr 22, 2020
      		 reporter Tree down over trail.
      Feb 17, 2020 @ 9:37am
      Feb 17, 2020
      		 18 Inch tree down
      Feb 9, 2020 @ 4:13pm
      Feb 9, 2020
      		 reporter Wet wet wet
      Jan 20, 2020 @ 1:16pm
      Jan 20, 2020
      Jan 20, 2020 @ 1:16pm
      Jan 20, 2020
      		 2 foot diameter tree down
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 39 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 248 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      Photos

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      Apr 22, 2020 @ 4:28pm
      Apr 22, 2020
      13 |
      Feb 22, 2020 @ 8:14am
      Feb 22, 2020
      210 |
      Mar 11, 2016 @ 6:07pm
      Mar 11, 2016

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      flag LegitBiker9000 (May 10, 2019 at 8:27)
       Worst Trail EVER! I'd rather die in religon class than have to ride down this shit trail one more time. Mud pits everywhere! Downed Trees! Boring Downhills and everything a crappy trail contains
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