Its a fun and very scenic trail! All the dbl black stuff you can hike around! Still totally worth it even if your not into the extremely difficult terrain.
The most difficult trail near Reddish Knob would be Flag Pole. I loved it but was in my late 40s & had to give it up in 2019 at 52.. back issues but I miss those rides, they were awesome! Keep riding the Virginia Mountains, they're Awesome!
I've heard of a backcountry trail called Death Star that is supposed to be pretty awesome! We love staying at that nearby Stokesville campground. It's nice to just bike out of the campsite right onto the trails. Your lucky to have grown up in such a beautiful area!
@@clickoutdoors There's another camp ground at Todd Lake, close to Stokesville & there's a road right behind the campground locals called, "Leading Ridge Road" I don't recall the forest service road number but you can't miss it, right beside campground. It goes across the top of the ridge & leads to the back way to Reddish Knob...its a nice challenge on a bike. It's a bit creepy though. Sometimes even in summer, you're riding through fog. Old Timers say it's Bigfoot territory. I have been further down on a forest service road below that one that we had stopped for a sandwich while going over the map. The cicadas were deafening, as if a switch were flipped, complete silence! I didn't analyze anything, I told my boyfriend, "Let's go, Now"! I threw my shit on my bike, gunned the engine, blew the horn, threw my shit in the backpack & got the hell out of there! Lol. I have no idea what silenced everything in the forest, I've seen many bear that hauled ass when they saw or heard us coming & the forest never went silent like this event. So, just know, anytime the forest instantly goes silent, its time to leave quickly.
There's many nice riding trails in this area, lots of Black bear also. I road a Yamaha duel sport on the many trails & backpack camping on the trail. You need a few days & forest service map. Lots of awesome places to ride. Peak Mountain Road leads to a forest service road for about 6 miles to 3 trails for Shenandoah Mountain.. another good ride area with nice jumps.
You guys are lucky you went up in cold weather, Reddish knob is full of Rattlesnakes. I've seen on laying in the first slate step at the start of the trail from the lookout. I've lived here my whole life & seen many there. You should go in Spring.
Glad I saw this vid. Im a local and we are very lucky to have such an awesome trail system. Gnawbone and Hobbs Hollow are both extremely fun. Wish we had more competitions here.
@@boogerdawson25boogerdawson61 Absolutely! They have a alloy frame Stumpjumper EVO that you can find on sale right now for a relatively decent price! Mine is a older 27.5" model but the new EVO's have a better downhill geo and a storage compartment in the frame. Join the Stumphumper club!! 😄
Thanks! We should do that. Our bikes aren’t anything fancy though. Mine normally sounds like a walmart bag full of empty beer cans rattling down the trail….
I busted my helmet at the jump at 7:45 on BB on my ”pre ride” first time down and rung my bell pretty good. pretty massive jumps there and on devils racetrack. Nice vid
Thanks! Lol rung your bell 😅 I know that feeling! For being a “blue” jumplime that trail is intense. Way above my pay grade. The place is amazing though, one of the best trail systems we’ve been to so far.
Talking about noise and adjacency to an industrial site made me laugh a bit. It's called "Urban Wilderness" for a reason. It's not like it's in the middle of a state park lol
Ridgeline felt like it lasted forever! The urban wilderness is def not as long but full of features. It’s probably our top-3 favorite trail system! (excluding bike parks 😅) btw thanks!!
Wanna hear a funny story? I mountain biked and road biked when I was young in NJ (1990 ish). Got into BMX, ramp stuff/freestyle, in my 20's and I got quite good. Moved to San Diego in 2000 where I continued to bike (Beach Cruiser, BMX, some Mountain Biking). Moved to Asheville a year ago and I still rode my bike, mostly for cardio. I didn't realize how amazing the biking was in this area and I recently purchased my first mountain bike in 15 years. I still consider myself in top physical shape for biking and I'm excited to continue my bike obsession here in Western NC! Ya know what they say? "It's like riding a bike". Good video!
Nice. We were there last year with the kids to visit the National Park. Looked like it would be a fun area for MTB. Will have to get back up there some time. Enjoyed your video
So How long was the climb (time/miles) and did you guys just ride ridgeline? Also, how long was the downhill (time/miles) so total ride would have been? Looks awesome and i want to come try it.
There wasn’t many cars in the parking lot but we were there on a Tuesday afternoon. I have seen that place packed on the weekend. We did a larger loop that included ridgeline. I tried getting on Strava to get you those specifics time and miles. I def remember the climb to do ridgeline not being bad at all. It literally felt like a 20 min downhill!
4:55 the old sections weren’t really fun tech in my opinion. Mostly erosion paths and water bar drops into more erosion. There’s still plenty of gnarly natural tech on other trails in Pisgah, but with better erosion control on most of it. The rebuilt section is vastly more fun now
I wouldn’t doubt it that my fork was probably locked out 🙄. I recently replaced it with a Fox36 Factory 160mm. It’s a badass fork and I can’t wait to “Pisgah” test it! Thanks btw
@clickoutdoors further east on I40, In Burke County NC. Look up 21 jumps School House and Wilson's Ridge trails. Also, sinkhole, Beehive, Greentown, and Raspberry ridge trails are in the area. I could help with directions next time you guys make a trip.
Thanks for the ride along. I always wanted to try this but at 70 y/o I'm chicken because bad things could happen, so I'll just enjoy you guys riding it.
My mother is 76 and still riding, I know two XC racers 70+ and I met a 93 yr old at a bike shop buying a new bike. Y'all give me so much hope for my future if the good Lord is willing.
Just finished the whole video. Very fun to watch. It reminds me of my Farlow experience. My motivation for my gf to get through the trails is the Twin Dragon buffet 🤣 which y’all’s videos put us onto
Thanks! Did you also think Farlow was one of your favorite Pisgah rides? We’ve always been kinda sketched out on trying it bc it’s a double black. It’s not that bad though and it has the best scenery!
Thanks for this. You ride a bit like I do. Except I ride a gravel bike. I haven't been to DuPont yet but this encouraged me to make it happen. Now if only I can make it happen before it gets freezing cold.
strava.app.link/zTGcFpFeREb Thanks so much!! This was a big loop recommended to us if you’ve already seen Big Rock! It ends at Ridgeline which might be the longest flow trail I’ve ever ridden. It’s insane and is smooth enough to probably do on a gravel bike.
