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2.1 miles
Distance
619 ft
Climb
-24 ft
Descent
00:21:47
Avg time
595 ft
Altitude change
2,298 ft
Altitude min
2,902 ft
Altitude max
2,298 ft
Altitude start
2,894 ft
Altitude end
5.4%
Grade
-13.6%
Grade max
26.2%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
810 ft
Distance down
1,089 ft
Distance flat
00:21:47
Avg time
Uktena Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaFire Mountain Trails
Cherokee, North Carolina -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in E-Biking
- 50 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#282 in Mountain Biking · North Carolina [+]
- #39 in E-Biking
- #1,326 in Trail Running
- #1,616 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Land OwnerJeremy Hyatt
Another option to get to the top of the Kessel Run Trail, but a bit more difficult than the Spearfinger option
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 70 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 772 rides
- Last: Nov 3, 2026
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Directions to uktena trailhead
(35.487620, -83.325390)
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mtb
31:30 |
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Jul 29, 2023 , Cherokee
mtb
16:20 |
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13:44 |
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Sep 15, 2019 , Cherokee
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5:29 |
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Nov 17, 2018 , Cherokee
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Routes with this trail
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First time on this trail system.
★ 5.0 • 11 miles • 1,783 ft • 15 •
Go Nuts Biking presents Nuts On Fire Enduro at Fire Mountain on July 24, 2022.
Atsila Gatusi (Fire Mountain) Enduro Archived
23 miles • 3,736 ft • 25 • Point to Point • Race •
3rd Coast Productions head to the sacred lands of Cherokee, NC for the Atsila Gatusi Enduro. Translated to...
5 Reviews & Comments
juliegranger
Fun to climb — lots of features — hairpin switchbacks, some rock gardens, armored stream crossings, ledges, narrow sections through Rhodo tunnels, root gardens. Note: This is not a smooth buffed out trail like Spearhead. I climbed this to the top and took Spearhead down.
cbgriff
I recommend climbing Uktena (30 min climb) and taking Kessel run down. Half way down kessel take a right onto fire mountain to spearfinger and back up to top of Utkenna / Kessel. Once you get too far down the mountain it’s hard to get back up. Second time around take Kessel all the way down and you’ll end up eventually making it to Skilly which is an excellent jump trail. Beware of the drops. Take lower tinker home - hopefully you’re exhausted by this point!!
Emfabich
Great downhill, super fast, a lot of hairpin turns with berms. Great jumps and a wooden jump feature. Narrow trail. Definitely use a dropper seat post. Going uphill is not so fun.
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