Have you made it out to Pisgah yet? What was your first trail ride there? Would you suggest lower black mountain for a rider looking to break into Pisgah level trails? Let me know in the comments below!
My first ride in Pisgah started with Upper Laurel + Pilot Rock and ended with the full Black Mountain, so I knew what I was up against in the first 10 minutes
My first “Pisgah” ride was Bent Creek - up to GreensLick and down Inglefield and Wolf.... I’d say that’s slightly easier as An intro to Pisgah but you can’t go wrong with Lower black either
@@charliehicks2554 Thanks so much for the words of encouragement and support mate! Lemme know when you do make the visit and I would love to show ya around!
Just returned to Dallas from a family reunion in Pisgah Forest. Rode exactly the trail you described. Rented a bike from The Hub for a cousin who wanted to try mountain biking. The climb up Thrift Cove was tough but the Lower Black was incredible. Cousin had a bad spill but not much damage and he is now hooked. One thing you cannot capture on video is the steepness of the trail. To anyone who is thinking about it, it is a challenging steep, black trail that is very doable. Thanks for the excellent video!!
Enjoyed your video, got to do middle to lower black and Bennett this week and had a blast! Hope to see you on the trails someday FL native now in the mountains
My first time at Pisgah I did full black mountain down from the top of club gap. Your recommendation of just doing lower is definitely better for a first timer.
Thanks for this! I've not been to Pisgah and mostly because so many people are acting like it's leaps and bounds harder than everything else. This trail looks super fun and definitely with some challenge but not crazy.
It's really not that much more intense than normal trails. There are some big moves on a few trails that give them there higher trail rating but most of the trails are nice and flowy
It may depend on where you’re coming from also. It’s definitely steeper than most of my local stuff but it’s not ridiculously steep or technical. It’s fun but will up your game a bit if you’re used to more XC style trails
This is an amazing trail Don't let the GoPro affect fool you it's not gnarly but it can be super fast, like mock chicken fast if you're ready to let the brakes go
Trying to keep up with Collin definitely involved letting go of the chicken sticks 😂 For sure go pro effect is the worst nemesis of the MTB RU-vidr lol
So If i wanted to do that trail, what do I need to put in my gps to get to that parking lot? As large as pisgah is I dont wanna end up in the wrong spot.
I always look for davidson river campground and the parking lot is just right across the street from the campground entrance. It is very close to the Hub in brevard so you can always park their and ride out!
You can park at the hub or there is a parking lot across from Davidson river campground that is easiest to access the trails Hope you get out and ride it soon!
Nice. My first time at Pisgah I hit lower back but caught it by combining Sycamore Cove>Thrift Cove>Lower Black. Your cinematography is on point. Subscribed.
