1.1 miles
Distance
177 ft
Climb
-88 ft
Descent
00:14:08
Avg time

Middle Earth Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Rocky Knob Park
    Boone, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    All
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #18287 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #84599 in Trail Running
    • #42315 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking

Middle Earth is a great blue trail before heading up to Boat Rock.

Access Info

Access of the lower Rocky Branch Loop

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Middle Earth Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    87 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,400 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,564 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,416 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,504 ft
  • Grade
    1.5%
  • Grade max
    -19.1%
  • Grade min
    24.4%
  • Distance climb
    2,657 ft
  • Distance down
    2,343 ft
  • Distance flat
    633 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:08
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:06
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on Oct 14, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 3.95 (17 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Middle Earth Trail Trail Reports

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      Oct 14, 2022 @ 7:56am
      Oct 14, 2022
      		 The trails are starting to get covered with fall leaves. After another week of leaves and another rain or two they’ll probably start to slick up...
      Aug 14, 2022 @ 7:42am
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      Aug 6, 2022 @ 7:07am
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      Jun 14, 2022 @ 3:46am
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      Mar 15, 2022 @ 8:56am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 12 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 267 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,838 rides
      • Last: Sep 25, 2023

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      Jun 8, 2023 @ 5:28am
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      Jun 8, 2023 @ 5:27am
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      8:09 | 86 | May 2, 2019 , Boone
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