McDowell County · NC

Mountain Biking Trails in McDowell County

21 mountain biking trails in McDowell County, North Carolina, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

Map of North Carolina with McDowell County highlighted
21
Mountain biking
66.4 mi
Total length

About mountain biking in McDowell County

McDowell County, North Carolina has 21 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 66.4 miles, an average of 3.2 miles each. The longest is Old Mitchell Toll Road, at 15.4 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in McDowell County are like

By length, 6 are under a mile, 12 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Catawba View Trail, at 1.4 miles.

Of the 19 with a difficulty rating, 4 easy, 14 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 21 with measured elevation, Old Mitchell Toll Road climbs the most, about 11,731 ft, and 9 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 21 mountain biking trails, longest first

Old Mitchell Toll RoadHikeMTB15.4 miMountains-to-Sea TrailHikeMTB11.1 miWoods Mountain TrailHikeMTB5.4 miLimekiln Rd aka Armstrong RdHikeMTB4.0 miHeartbreak RidgeHikeMTB3.8 miPoint Lookout TrailHikeMTB3.6 miKitsuma/Youngs Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.6 miHarris Creek TrailHikeMTB3.5 miDeep Cove TrailHikeMTB3.0 miCopper Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.3 miCamp Rock TrailHikeMTB2.2 miBernard Mountain RoadHikeMTB1.7 miAdventure TrailMTB1.6 miCatawba View TrailHikeMTB1.4 miMountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain ExtensionHikeMTB1.0 miKitsuma TrailHikeMTB1.0 miJarrett's RunHikeMTB0.8 miBad Fork TrailHikeMTB0.5 miJerdon Connector TrailHikeMTB0.4 miKitsuma Peak TrailHikeMTB0.2 miWoods Mtn TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi
← All McDowell County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .