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Black Mountain Mountain Bike Trail
Brevard, North Carolina
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
8 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 3/18/11 by mtbgreg1 |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 12 miles | Global Rank: #418 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 78 | Wishlist: 41 |
| Avg. Speed: 6.19 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 57min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +3,619/-3,186 ft |
Directions:
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Description: This ride is also known as the "Clawhammer". It's an amazing ride especially if you like technical singletracks. It's a tough (mostly gravel road) climb for over 7 miles, the last 1.5 of which is mostly pushing (unless you got crazy technical skills). But it is worth it for the amazing cliff-top view from clawhammer mountain, AND for the awesome 1900 vertical foot downhill. The downhill is very rocky and rooty with plenty of waterbars. Very fun and worth the climb! The route: Park at the ranger station. Turn right onto the main road (US 276). Mile 0.7 Turn right onto gravel road. FS 477 Mile 2.4 Horse stables. Turn Right (behind stables) up Clawhammer Rd Mile 3.5 Maxwell Cove rd enters from right. Stay left on Clawhammer Mile 6.8 5-way trail junction. Turn hard right onto Black Mountain Trail. (this is where most of us will have to push) Mile 8.0 Awesome cliff-top view. Elevation is ~4200 ft. You cross two summits during this part of the ride (Clawhammer and Black Mountain). After the second summit, the fun downhill finally starts! Mile 8.6 Turkey Pen Gap enters from left. Stay on Black Mountain (white blaze) Mile 9.6 Another 5-way junction with trails and old roads. Stay straight on Black Mountain Trail (look for white dot because there wasnt a sign here) ***ALTERNATE ROUTE: if your tired of the technical stuff, turn right here instead (Maxwell Cove Road). This is a good gravel downhill but WATCH FOR HORSES! It will run back into Clawhammer rd. Turn left back down to the stables. *** Mile 11.0 Thrift Cove Trail enters from left. Stay on Black Mountain Trail. Mile 12.1 Mountains to Sea exits left. Stay right on Black Mountain Trail. Mile 12.2 Thrift Cove Trail enters from left again. Stay Right. Mile 12.5 Turn right on main road. US 276. Pass work station Mile 12.8 Turn right and finish at Ranger station. Get maps, pics, and other suggested routes at www.mtbikewnc.com. Under Best Rides, click on Black Mountain.
Description: This ride is also known as the "Clawhammer". It's an amazing ride especially if you like technical singletracks. It's a tough (mostly gravel road) climb for over 7 miles, the last 1.5 of which is mostly pushing (unless you got crazy technical skills). But it is worth it for the amazing cliff-top view from clawhammer mountain, AND for the awesome 1900 vertical foot downhill. The downhill is very rocky and rooty with plenty of waterbars. Very fun and worth the climb! The route: Park at the ranger station. Turn right onto the main road (US 276). Mile 0.7 Turn right onto gravel road. FS 477 Mile 2.4 Horse stables. Turn Right (behind stables) up Clawhammer Rd Mile 3.5 Maxwell Cove rd enters from right. Stay left on Clawhammer Mile 6.8 5-way trail junction. Turn hard right onto Black Mountain Trail. (this is where most of us will have to push) Mile 8.0 Awesome cliff-top view. Elevation is ~4200 ft. You cross two summits during this part of the ride (Clawhammer and Black Mountain). After the second summit, the fun downhill finally starts! Mile 8.6 Turkey Pen Gap enters from left. Stay on Black Mountain (white blaze) Mile 9.6 Another 5-way junction with trails and old roads. Stay straight on Black Mountain Trail (look for white dot because there wasnt a sign here) ***ALTERNATE ROUTE: if your tired of the technical stuff, turn right here instead (Maxwell Cove Road). This is a good gravel downhill but WATCH FOR HORSES! It will run back into Clawhammer rd. Turn left back down to the stables. *** Mile 11.0 Thrift Cove Trail enters from left. Stay on Black Mountain Trail. Mile 12.1 Mountains to Sea exits left. Stay right on Black Mountain Trail. Mile 12.2 Thrift Cove Trail enters from left again. Stay Right. Mile 12.5 Turn right on main road. US 276. Pass work station Mile 12.8 Turn right and finish at Ranger station. Get maps, pics, and other suggested routes at www.mtbikewnc.com. Under Best Rides, click on Black Mountain.
added on July 1, 2006 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by jabautn on October 20, 2011
I had no idea what I was in for on this trail, but the down was THE BOMB! And I had a hard tail! I thought I was lost a few times, but it was allll good.
reviewed by nohelmutnoproblem on October 9, 2011
after stopping at the local bike shop for directions to the best downhill- i thought i was lost. after a long fireroad hill climb, and a right at the stairs through a 45 minute bike push through sage brush and cliffs, i reached the summit. i dropped my seat and commensed to destroy my triceps. the downhill is a great fast, multi waterbar launching singletrack. your body is screaminf for a break, your skills are overtasked, your bike is exceeding its limitiations and you dont want the rush to end! all in all. the down is worth the up.
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reviewed by mtbgreg1 on March 19, 2011
This is a totally awesome, super gnarly descent! Water bars, roots, and rocks abound, with so many opportunities to get some air! Of course, in order to earn this descent, you've really got to pay for it on the way up with a steep, steep hike-a-bike. This is Pisgah at it's finest! PS I'm rating it a double black because this is definitely more than just a black diamond. However, there are no man-made obstacles, but there are plenty of natural jumps and berms. And the drops are way more than 15 inches tall!
reviewed by pedrotyler on January 8, 2009
mostly up hill but an awesome down hill when you reach the top
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reviewed by dunlucifer on October 16, 2008
well i went this past weekend and we rode black mountain trail it was a tough climb but the downhill part was very fast and it did get scary at time but alot of rocks and roots its got about few switchbacks and a few little jumps but it was overall it was a awesome ride
reviewed by ositoking on May 7, 2007
There are many trails to choose from. Black Mountain is a trail in Pisgah Forest. There are hard climbs. Maybe even 12 mile long climbs. Very fast downhill; some areas may be technical and dangerous.
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reviewed by richardsons106 on January 21, 2007
Giant uphill followed by giant downhill. Rarely rolling, some parts of the downhill can be very technical.
* Review edited 1/21/2007
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