1.3 miles
Distance
49 ft
Climb
-198 ft
Descent
00:10:18
Avg time
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Tarkiln Branch Road Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Dupont State Recreational Forest
    Cedar Mountain, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    When Open
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    NCFS

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Tarkiln Branch Road is a 1 mile moderately popular doubletrack family friendly trail located near Cedar Mountain North Carolina. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 49 ft blue climb. On average it takes 10 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Tarkiln Branch Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -149 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,508 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,705 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,689 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,539 ft
  • Grade
    -2.1%
  • Grade max
    -19.1%
  • Grade min
    10%
  • Distance climb
    2,487 ft
  • Distance down
    4,226 ft
  • Distance flat
    302 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:08
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on Aug 27, 2021
Ideal
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      Tarkiln Branch Road Trail Reports

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      Aug 27, 2021 @ 2:30pm
      Aug 27, 2021
      		 reporter
      Aug 18, 2021 @ 3:57pm
      Aug 18, 2021
      		 In response to recent heavy rainfall resulting from Tropical Storm Fred, officials at DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) have issued a trail...
      Aug 18, 2021 @ 3:57pm
      Aug 18, 2021
      		 reporter In response to recent heavy rainfall resulting from Tropical Storm Fred, officials at DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) have issued a trail...
      Apr 29, 2021 @ 7:08am
      Apr 29, 2021
      		 reporter
      Apr 27, 2021 @ 11:40am
      Apr 27, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 82 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 494 rides
      • Last: Aug 11, 2022

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