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Hickory Mountain Loop

Intermediate/Difficult
 4.5 (24)
  1. Areas
  2. NC
  3. …West and Mountains
  4. …Brevard
  5. DuPont State Forest

“A fast and flowy loop around Hickory Mountain. Rides great both ways. ”

Timothy Parrish
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1.4

Miles

2.3

KM
Singletrack

3,002' 915 m

High

2,735' 834 m

Low

276' 84 m

Up

260' 79 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

15%

Max Grade (8°)

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DuPont State Recreational Forest is a very popular multi-use, bi-directional trail system, so be on the lookout for hikers, horses, and other cyclists. It is normally open in any weather although it can close in extended periods of freeze/thaw during the winter.

Need to Know

Trail has re-opened from closure in early 2014.

Description

After bombing down the fantastic Ridgeline trail, take a left and head North along the trail with the old firing range to your right. Once back into the forest cover, you'll roller-coaster around the top of Hickory Mountain. Flowing and slightly technical, this trail is fast and fun.

Contacts

Local Club: Pisgah Area SORBA

Apr 22, 2021: PAS Meeting Minutes April 2021

Mar 16, 2021: PAS Meeting Minutes March 2021

Mar 1, 2021: Black Mountain Trail Re-Route

Land Manager: North Carolina Forest Service - Dupont State Forest

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Timothy Parrish
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  4.5 from 24 votes

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#6

in DuPont State Forest

#24

in North Carolina

#455

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Matt launching off one of the many rocks on the trail
Mar 4, 2018 near Etowah, NC

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Mar 19, 2021
Mike Nosal
Rode Hickory loop CCW then down Ridgeline. Maximum fun to end a day at DuPont 17.3mi
Oct 5, 2020
Bennett Bennett
Solo mission was awesome ended on ridge line
Jun 27, 2020
Ben Wakely
Bear on the trail!!! I'm going to skip it today and just do ridgeline ;) — 17h 13m
Dec 30, 2019
Connor Parish
The perfect addition to your Ridgeline lap, Hickory Mountain is a generally fast and flowing spur trail that has just the right amount of tech! 1.4mi — 0h 08m
Sep 2, 2019
Charlie Scharfen
Did this with ridge line. Downhill is slightly technical eight some quick turns (some rocks and roots). Need to be on your toes
Jun 29, 2019
Tim Werdmann
Apr 7, 2019
Brett Kellgren
Nov 17, 2018
Stacey Vaughan
2mi

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