Black Mountain Trails are Still Really Awesome | Pisgah National Forest

[@glbcpa]

Just returned to Dallas from Pisgah Forest. Did the same route you described!! What a trail!! Not sure I'll be back again but this trail was everything you described. Too technical for me is a couple places after being tired from the climb but that's what feet are for.

[@_Aitch_]

It can be absolutely brutal but it sure is fun. It's about as raw and "forest-y" as a trail can get

[@steveschafer6298]

Awesome, love those trails! Going to ride that route in a few weeks!

[@_Aitch_]

I love that route but each time I ride it feels longer than the last. Still really fun

[@archenemy2242]

I'm booking a trip up there from Florida in May. I can't wait to ride these fantastic trails

[@_Aitch_]

Doesn’t get much better than Pisgah. May is prime time too!

[@VisualSOLUTIONSMedia]

Nice riding! I love how it's just the sound of the wind, the bike, the birds and your occasional comment... Also love the open, how the bike lands on the beats-nice editing!

[@_Aitch_]

Thanks! Those are the things I love about riding. Glad you like that stuff too!

[@RobBlazoff]

I love watching your progression

[@_Aitch_]

Thanks Rob! Then hopefully you'll love the video that comes out tomorrow!

[@pingoloco1199]

Wear some kneepeds man, nice content BTW. Subscribed.

[@lucasschick8423]

I’m a local and just started my Mtb journey but was a bmx rider, so I definitely gotta go here!!

[@_Aitch_]

Yes! It’s an awesome trail

[@glbcpa]

I am coming to Pisgah Forest from Dallas TX in May 2023 for my wife's aunt's 100th birthday. She wants to go ride for her hundredth 😉 so where might this trail be located?

[@_Aitch_]

Black Mtn w New Middle out and back & Sycamore Route www.trailforks.com/goto/ro/32365/

[@_Aitch_]

Happy Birthday to her! 100 years is incredible

[@Headlessthirst]

Cool trails dude! I'm willing to concede theres a bit of a go pro effect... but as someone from Colorado I can't understand how that "Double Black" is a Double... let alone a black... I could see with how steep it is and having those 3 or 4 decent drops it could be classified as a black, but for the most part it looked just like a gnarly blue. I'd say the second one you went on looked definitely like a black with how many rocks it had.

[@_Aitch_]

I just put what Trailforks or the trail signs rate them. But I think I agree that all of these could probably be blues. There weren’t any double blacks unless I made a mistake in the video. I’d say for the most part though, you’d rather the trails be “overrated” than “underrated” to avoid people getting in over their heads. I think it’s possibly all relative in a sense though… Colorado likely just has some super gnarly stuff compared to the Southeast? What do you think?

[@danennis9578]

This trail used to be a true black, but the old trail was decommissioned due to erosion and a new trail, the one in this video, was built last year. I'm guessing the rating hasn't been updated, but yeah this one isn't a black anymore. Still fun!

[@chriskhare1735]

Pisgah trails are rated by distance. OG black was blue until erosion got it.

[@Headlessthirst]

@@chriskhare1735 By distance??? I've never heard of such a thing. That doesn't make sense! So a trail that has a couple 5-10' drops but is only 1000' long would be a green??

[@chriskhare1735]

Yep ,doesn't make sense at all but that's how it is.

[@lucasschick8423]

Are you riding a Scott spark?

[@_Aitch_]

Yep 👍

[@tookercallaway9012]

way to be H!