1 miles
Distance
262 ft
Climb
-253 ft
Descent
00:16:52
Avg time

Rocky Branch Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Rocky Knob Park
    Boone, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    All
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Jump, Roller Coaster
  • Global Ranking
    #23105 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

This 1.5-mile loop serves as the entrance and exit of all other trails on the mountain. It climbs for about
half its distance passing by a large rock outcropping and a small cascade of Rocky Branch Creek. Several short climbs lead to a flowy downhill. Rocky Branch connects with Middle Earth and serves as an exit from The Roman Road and Middle of Nowhere Trails.
Rocky Branch was renovated in the Summer of 2020 as part of the Recreational Trails Program Grant that was awarded to the Boone Area Cyclists. Changes include digging out grade reversals, new gravel sections, a new boardwalk, and the newest flowy downhill to Rocky Knob.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Rocky Branch Trail mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    9 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,269 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,431 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,269 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,278 ft
  • Grade
    0.114%
  • Grade max
    -19.092%
  • Grade min
    20.898%
  • Distance climb
    4,198 ft
  • Distance down
    3,184 ft
  • Distance flat
    486 ft
  • Avg time
    00:16:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:42
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Status:
on Sep 3, 2020
Variable
Avg: 3.85 (12 votes)

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  • 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
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • 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
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Rocky Branch Trail Trail Reports

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      Sep 3, 2020 @ 4:31am
      Sep 3, 2020
      		 Slightly damp but in good shape!
      Jun 27, 2020 @ 3:05pm
      Jun 27, 2020
      May 25, 2020 @ 9:43am
      May 25, 2020
      		 Wet and muddy throughout. Only a few puddles.
      Apr 4, 2020 @ 2:38pm
      Apr 4, 2020
      Mar 7, 2020 @ 3:48pm
      Mar 7, 2020
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 20 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 312 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      All
      • 621 rides
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      19 |
      Jul 5, 2020 @ 12:40pm
      Jul 5, 2020
      39 |
      Sep 27, 2019 @ 11:18am
      Sep 27, 2019
      67 |
      Apr 14, 2019 @ 2:21pm
      Apr 14, 2019
      30 |
      Apr 14, 2019 @ 1:58pm
      Apr 14, 2019

      Routes with this trail

      titleratingdistance
      Rocky Knob Boone
      		6 miles
      Freehub Magazine: PBJ Loop
      		2 miles

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      flag Omarf1n (Jul 5, 2020 at 12:39)
       Was closed yesterday July forth 2020 for trail work
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