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Bicycling North Carolina - Mt Mitchell

Cycling Route

Details
68.34 mi
8,081 ft
As the highest peak east of the Mississippi, Mitchell is great practice for billy-goat climbers—and it’s the site of the infamous, 102-mile Assault on Mt. Mitchell. Cut to the chase and try the last quarter of the route, which starts in Marion and rises 5,275 feet in about 27 miles, with steady pitches between 8 and 10 percent.
Created By
Crawford R

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
tc to top26.20 mi5,226 ft3.8%
MT Mitchell May 201325.91 mi5,161 ft3.8%
Rt80 Dam to Parkway9.34 mi1,900 ft3.9%
80 from Buck Creek to Ridge Junction Overlook19.01 mi3,547 ft3.5%
Mt. Mitchell (from first pitch)21.14 mi4,862 ft4.4%
Rt80 and on to the Parkway5.77 mi1,837 ft6.0%
From Church to 4845 Lookoff10.43 mi3,133 ft5.7%
Buck Creek Road Climb0.64 mi292 ft8.6%
HWY 80-Geneva Dr to turnout3.40 mi1,453 ft8.1%
NC 80 from Buck Creek Trout Farm to BRP3.91 mi1,480 ft7.2%
Rt 80 steep part3.49 mi1,319 ft7.2%
Buck Creek Rd Climb0.70 mi351 ft9.0%
Top of 80 to top of Mt. Mitchel16.43 mi3,445 ft4.0%
BRP start to 92mm5.32 mi1,342 ft4.8%
BRP: Top of 80 to entrance to Mitchell Pkwy11.25 mi1,831 ft3.0%
Assault Rest Stop 7 to 85.82 mi1,437 ft4.7%
80 to the top15.92 mi3,205 ft3.8%
Blue Ridge Parkway Climb0.34 mi305 ft17.0%
Mt Mitchell from turnout14.59 mi3,163 ft4.1%
Near Mt. Mitchell4.37 mi1,427 ft6.2%
Blue Ridge Pkwy Climb1.05 mi410 ft7.3%
Blue Ridge Pkwy Climb0.76 mi308 ft7.6%
ORAMM Aid 3 BRP Climb 12.34 mi787 ft6.3%
ORAMM BRP All of it, everything5.53 mi745 ft1.9%
Blue Ridge Parkway Climb0.70 mi331 ft8.9%
Blue Ridge Pkwy Climb0.75 mi269 ft6.7%
1 Mile Descent1.21 mi-377 ft-5.9%
Mt Mitchell7.98 mi2,274 ft5.4%
ORAMM BRP Climb 2 to HBR1.15 mi338 ft5.5%
Final Mt. Mitchell Climb7.95 mi2,129 ft5.1%
Blue Ridge Parkway Toe River2.82 mi886 ft5.9%
Rt 128 into Mt Mitchell to Summit2.85 mi974 ft6.5%
Mount Mitchell4.72 mi1,381 ft5.5%
Turn into State Park to Summit4.64 mi1,362 ft5.6%
MountMitchell4.70 mi1,381 ft5.6%
Rt 128 first pitch into Mt Mitchell State Park1.95 mi676 ft6.5%
NC 128 first steep pitch to park gate2.24 mi869 ft7.4%
Mt. Mitchell. Entrance to Summit4.43 mi1,368 ft5.8%
Highway 128 Climb0.46 mi299 ft11.8%
Mt Mitchell Summit1.03 mi328 ft6.0%
Top of Mt. Mitchel to top of 8015.89 mi-3,110 ft-3.7%
Top of Mitchell to NC128-Parkway4.60 mi-1,368 ft-5.6%
Park Gate to Junction2.26 mi-860 ft-7.2%
NC128-BRP to BRP-NC8011.42 mi-1,804 ft-2.9%
BRP Toe River descent2.99 mi-906 ft-5.7%
Blue Ridge Pkwy Climb1.54 mi443 ft5.4%
Blue Ridge Parkway Climb0.62 mi282 ft8.6%
Mt Mitchell RT 80 switchback section descent3.46 mi-1,227 ft-6.7%
NC80 from BRP to Buck Creek Trout Farm3.60 mi-1,368 ft-7.2%
The Devil's Whip3.52 mi-1,332 ft-7.1%