3.5 miles
Distance
900 ft
Climb
-9 ft
Descent
00:37:30
Avg time
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Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Kitsuma Peak
    Old Fort, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Paved Path
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, RD, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #3248 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #20962 in Trail Running
    • #26408 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Pisgah National Forest Grandfather District

Gated paved greenway trail for bikes & hikers. No motorized vehicles, No E-bikes or Electic Assist allowed on any gated road in Pisgah National Forest.
Crosses through both PRIVATE PROPERTY & Pisgah National Forest properties. Please be respectful of private property on your trek.

Access Info

Small gravel parking area at a tiny church at the lower gate. No parking between 8am-12:30pm on Sundays.
Upper gate has 2-3 spots to pull of the edge of the pavement. Very limited. Do not block gate at either end. Construction equipment & volunteers access gates frequently.

More Stats for Point Lookout Trail Greenway multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    890 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,694 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,585 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,694 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,585 ft
  • Grade
    4.8%
  • Grade max
    -6.8%
  • Grade min
    44.2%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    430 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,345 ft
  • Avg time
    00:37:30
  • Avg reverse time
    00:24:27
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Status:
on Mar 8, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.5 (10 votes)
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      Point Lookout... Trail Reports

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      Mar 8, 2023 @ 6:15am
      Mar 8, 2023
      Jan 10, 2023 @ 7:56pm
      Jan 10, 2023
      For clarity, the repair work from Fall 2022 is complete on this Kitsuma-adjacent greenway and it is OPEN now.
      Dec 30, 2022 @ 10:37am
      Dec 30, 2022
      Oct 17, 2022 @ 8:56am
      Oct 17, 2022
      Aug 20, 2022 @ 4:00pm
      Aug 20, 2022
      Still officially closed.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 15 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 295 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,970 rides
      • Last: Mar 29, 2023

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      Jul 31, 2020 @ 6:15am
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      Mar 20, 2020 @ 5:28pm
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