1 mile
Distance
211 ft
Climb
-258 ft
Descent
00:15:01
Avg time
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Major Tom Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Moore's Springs Trails
    Danbury, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #17472 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 45 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    North Carolina State Parks

Major Tom is primarily used for descending but many users enjoy climbing it, thus why its marked as bi directional. At its peak, you have a great view of Moore's Wall across a nice picket fence pasture. The trail quickly drops into the forest and traverses its way through hardwoods and some rotodendrum thickets via berms and a few bridges. Now its all down, there's a couple of quick climbs tossed in to boot. It will round you out into Kessel Run trail then taking you back to the farmhouse where you can continue another lap.

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More Stats for Major Tom mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -47 ft
  • Altitude min
    867 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,045 ft
  • Altitude start
    927 ft
  • Altitude end
    880 ft
  • Grade
    -0.763%
  • Grade max
    -41.764%
  • Grade min
    23.992%
  • Distance climb
    2,594 ft
  • Distance down
    3,034 ft
  • Distance flat
    477 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:01
  • Avg reverse time
    00:22:50
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Status:
on Nov 22, 2020
Dry
Avg: 4.45 (7 votes)

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  • 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
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  • 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
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Major Tom Trail Reports

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      Nov 22, 2020 @ 12:39pm
      Nov 22, 2020
      		 reporter Large tree down across trail, blocking trail
      Oct 17, 2020 @ 2:02pm
      Oct 17, 2020
      		 reporter All trails OPEN
      Sep 28, 2020 @ 8:43am
      Sep 28, 2020
      		 reporter
      Sep 27, 2020 @ 12:26pm
      Sep 27, 2020
      		 reporter Large tree down across trail, blocking trail Large tree down across trail, blocking trail
      Aug 25, 2020 @ 1:30pm
      Aug 25, 2020
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 3 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 104 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 391 rides
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      Nov 22, 2020 @ 12:39pm
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      Mar 19, 2018 @ 2:31pm
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      May 15, 2016 @ 3:43pm
      May 15, 2016

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