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2 miles

Distance

46 ft

Climb

-472 ft

Descent

00:08:42

Avg time

Ridgeline Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Dupont State Forest
Cedar Mountain, North Carolina
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Berm
Global Ranking

#165 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking

Ridgeline is a crown jewel of Dupont State Recreational Forest. For many mountain bikers and equestrians, this is their favorite trail or at least in their top three. This trail is known for its flow. While it has no real technical features to speak of since being redesigned, it is a lot of fun to ride this glassy smooth and generally well-bermed trail. From Lake Imaging Road it is a steady but not steep climb to the high point just before the intersection with Hooker Creek Trail. Then it is a gradual descent or flat on to the end of the trail at Hickory Mountain Road and Hickory Mountain Loop.
Sight lines are fantastic and the flow is amazing.

For the ultimate downhill blast, ride to the top of Hickory Mountain Loop, take a minute to catch your breath and prepare to smile all the way to the parking lot, barely needing to pedal. (Read the Trail Notes on Hickory Mountain Loop.)

Beginning mountain bikers need to have good speed control and braking skills before tackling this and many of the other trails at Dupont. Learn how to use that front brake correctly (it is 80% of your stopping power) and PLEASE don't skid that rear tire on our precious trails.

More Stats for Ridgeline bike trail

Altitude change

-427 ft
Altitude min

2,319 ft
Altitude max

2,751 ft
Altitude start

2,745 ft
Altitude end

2,319 ft
Grade

-5.157%
Grade max

-20.311%
Grade min

15.433%
Distance climb

968 ft
Distance down

1 miles
Distance flat

574 ft
Avg time

00:08:42
Avg reverse time

00:05:27
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Status:

on Sep 28, 2019

Very Dry

Avg: 4.85 (41 votes)

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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
Dry
Very Dry

Past Week

40 rides
12 miles avg distance

6 Months

1,202 rides
13 miles avg distance

Photos

77 |

May 15, 2018 @ 8:32pm

May 15, 2018

50 |

May 15, 2018 @ 8:32pm

May 15, 2018

59 |

Apr 17, 2018 @ 6:06pm

Apr 17, 2018

149 |

Apr 19, 2017 @ 5:41pm

Apr 19, 2017

Trail Lists

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Mitch's Dupont Route		13 miles
Taste of DuPont		18 miles
Freehub Magazine: Hickory Mountain Loop		9 miles
Quick Dupont Loop		13 miles

Trail Products

Trails Illustrated: DuPont Forest
Map

6 Reviews & Comments

Score Time

h-beck83 (Nov 11, 2015 at 18:53)

This trail was recently overhauled from a bit on the technical side to very fast with berms and nice banks. Sad to see the old trail go but the new one is hella-fun.

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noravelp (Dec 4, 2017 at 18:31)

during the recent trail maintenance performed by the forest service they removed the one and only TTF from Ridgeline. I'll miss my favorite part of the trail, the ridable log near the bottom.

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LegitBiker9000 (Aug 11, 2018 at 12:40)

Honestly a pretty lame trail, nothing difficult or necessarily fun. The peddle up is super easy, and the decent can be done by just about anyone. However, it is well maintained, and i do recommend it to anyone trying to learn how to ride their first downhill single track.

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LegitBiker9000 (Aug 11, 2018 at 13:10)

Defiantly an over hyped trail, with no challenges whatsoever, obviously what do you expect, it's the east coast

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cleaverwrh (Nov 2, 2018 at 20:23)

Not really that great. On a long weekend trip, rode in Pisgah first and all the trails there were way better than this one. I guess this might be an exciting trail for someone who doesn’t really ride trails.

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Dirt-pilot (Sep 24, 2019 at 4:43)

If you are looking for a chunky steep challenge it’s not for you but if you want a super fun fast and flowy trail I’ve ridden all over the world and it doesn’t get much better.

status	date	description
	Sep 28, 2019 @ 6:12am Sep 28, 2019	Extremely dry, two wheel slides around corners. So choppy sections are even more so it seemed.
	Sep 13, 2019 @ 7:25am Sep 13, 2019
	Aug 16, 2019 @ 7:28am Aug 16, 2019	Dried out perfectly this morning. Please stop making new cheater lines and trying to straighten the trail out. If you want a wide highway try a...
	Aug 7, 2019 @ 7:23am Aug 7, 2019	Just about perfect
	Jul 29, 2019 @ 1:51pm Jul 29, 2019	Downed tree use caution

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Dupont State Forest