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Iron Mountain Mountain Bike Trail
Damascus, Virginia
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
2 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 7/3/08 by spazjensen |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 8 miles | Global Rank: #431 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 19 | Wishlist: 18 |
| Avg. Speed: 6.08 mph | Avg. Time: 2hr 29min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,380/-1,438 ft |
Directions
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Description: For a KILLEr climb, start in Damascus and ride up to Feathercamp. For easier access, park at Beartree, and access from either the Lum Trail, or other trails going up the mt. from the camp ground. I highly recommend maps from local bike shops. THe old race course is a good ride, takes less than 2 hours to ride. Iron mt. trail is the OLD Appalachian Trail, so it's in pretty good shape, but it can get technical and rocky. Its a very nice alternative to the MUCH easier Virginia Creeper Trail.
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Description: For a KILLEr climb, start in Damascus and ride up to Feathercamp. For easier access, park at Beartree, and access from either the Lum Trail, or other trails going up the mt. from the camp ground. I highly recommend maps from local bike shops. THe old race course is a good ride, takes less than 2 hours to ride. Iron mt. trail is the OLD Appalachian Trail, so it's in pretty good shape, but it can get technical and rocky. Its a very nice alternative to the MUCH easier Virginia Creeper Trail.
added on November 18, 2004 by 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by zxfool on July 12, 2009
This is a great trail with lots of climbs and technical switchbacks. No bad root sections or jagged rocks to kill you on. The trail starts off with an as yet to be conquered(by us) set of moss covered rocks going from the end of the paved road immediately uphill. There is a short climb then a short ride that will drop and come into a clearing with an old cabin. After you cross the bridge you can go left to the outhouse or right on the trail and the climbing starts here. There are several ransitions between climbing and decent so it get's mixed up evenly. There are some parts of the trail that drop off of the left side into nothingness but I seem to never notice them when busy navigating at he last long downhill is really fast and doesn't let up so make sure your brakes are up to par. Lots of small glofball to baseball sized rocks in the trail after rains (during and after hard rains the downhill sections may actually be a stream but this is great fun if you like the roostertail flying up behind you, but it is extremely slick). There are several high speed downhills that are quite long and a blast to ride. A friend has an unsuspended 29'er and blasts down it rocks and all so it is doable by all at speed if you have the skills.
reviewed by trek7k on January 6, 2006
Great singletrack and tons of options in the area. Unfortunately I was trying to follow a route laid out in the VA FalconGuide and got horribly lost when I took the wrong trail down more than 1,000 vertical feet and 3.5 miles before I realized I was off course. I definitely recommend using the digital map offered on singletracks OR at least purchasing a map of the area at one of the local bike shops in Damascus. With a map you can also make your own route and connect some of the trails together like the reviewer above suggests.
Similar Trail: Some North Georgia rides like Bull Mountain but these trails seem to be much smoother and in better shape.
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