5.2 Miles 8.3 Kilometers100%Singletrack |
737' 225 mAscent-737' -225 mDescent |
2,927' 892 mHigh2,237' 682 mLow |
5%Avg Grade (3°)16%Max Grade (9°) |
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“A loop at the newly opened Fire Mountain Trail System accessed from the Oconaluftee Trailhead.”— Mike Eagan |
Local Club: Trail Dynamics
Land Manager: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI)
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Unknown Hometown
I rode the firetower road to Spearfinger and then followed it up to the beginning of Kessel Run and Uktena. The upper section of Uktena is tighter single track, flowy and mostly downhill. Some technical aspects such as rocks, roots, and creek crossings... Nice burmed out corners, smooth flow. Can't wait to check out the others! May 19, 2017
Unknown Hometown
I've ridden there twice. Both times I used Spearfinger to climb to the top. To truly enjoy the trails my recommendation is to plan to make multiple trips to the top in order to decsend down several trails. Kessel Run is downhill only and is a great flow trail with several built features. May 23, 2017
Unknown Hometown
Held up to rain. Dry and excellent grip and plenty of shade on a hot morning. 3 different junctions with complete, detailed maps of all trails. Intersection impeccably signed & color coded for difficulty. Climbed Lazy Elk to SpearFinger, descended all of Kessel Run, then turned right onto Lazy Elk. Perfectly shaped tabletops all the way down. Well designed. Worth a trip back up to ride Uktena May 29, 2017
Unknown Hometown
This is a great ride very fun but you have to work for it to get to the top no matter which trail you take but spearfinger seems to be the easiest climb fast flowy with jumps and berms something for all Jun 10, 2017
Unknown Hometown
Best use of effort and time- Up Fire Tower (steep grind but not too long) to Spearfinger to Kessel Run. Only 1.2 mile ride to top this way! Down Kessel Run to Lazy Elk to Tinker's Dream to parking lot. Back up Fire Tower to Spearfinger down Uktena to Tinker's Dream to parking lot. If you play around on Tinker's and Kate's Wave first then climb Spearfinger to Kessel. Avoid climbing Uktena- painful. Jun 21, 2017