Mineshaft Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Spec Mines - Dody Ridge
Montvale, Virginia
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Rock Garden
Global Ranking

#82964 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Manager

USFS

Parking is at the Boblett's Gap overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. About a mile down the Botetourt (NW) side of Boblett's Gap fire road there is a steep sidehill on the right. This part is tough but rideable, after that the grade mellows out and the trail zig zags in and out of a bunch of old mining hollers. This is classic side hill singletrack at its finest. There are some small rock features, but its mostly hard pack with. The last mile or so gets a little rockier until you finally come out to a trailhead parking lot with a US Forest Service sign.

Access Info

Parking at the Boblett's Gap overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Once at the bottom you take a left on Pico road and stay on it until you come to a T in the road, take a left. The road you are now on will eventually turn to gravel and go back into the woods. Once you are in the woods look for a US Forest Service gate on the left, that is the Boblett's gap fire road and will take you back up to the top.

More Stats for Mineshaft bike trail

Altitude change

-447 ft
Altitude min

1,414 ft
Altitude max

2,090 ft
Altitude start

1,860 ft
Altitude end

1,414 ft
Grade

-1.894%
Grade max

-72.172%
Grade min

43.61%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

696 ft
Avg time

00:58:50
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Status:

on Sep 12, 2019

Dry

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