Name: Big Rock
Rating: 4.7

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Big Rock trail is a 'must do' trail for the serious mountain biker. Going up is an aerobic challenge and coming down gets pretty technical in places so this is not a beginner friendly trail.

KEEP OFF THE MOSS ON THE SLICKROCK!!! It is easily damaged and takes years to recover.

The trail is a mostly steep singletrack over a variety of surfaces ranging from hard pack dirt to loose stones to slick rock. Though only .84 miles in length, this trail will make you work to get to the top. Once there you have only three options for the decent. Big Rock Trail will get you closer to the Corn Mill Shoals Access Area parking lot. Or take either leg of Cedar Rock Trail: the right leg is more technical but shorter than the left leg.

Once at the top you'll find great views of the surrounding area. The top of Cedar Rock has 'balds' - large expanses of slick rock. Please stay off the plants since most of them are easily damaged and very slow to recover.

The rocky surface of the balds makes placing trail markers difficult so you'll see several cairns or rock piles marking the trail here. Try not to knock them over and feel free to rebuild them if you come upon one that someone else disturbed.

For more information on this and all the other trails in Dupont Forest, please visit dupontforesttrails.com

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Local Club: Pisgah Area SORBA

Land Manager: North Carolina Forest Service - Dupont State Forest

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Marty Spencer

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4.7 from 49 votes

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in DuPont State Forest

#145

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4.7 from 49 votes

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Big Rock - DuPont State Forest - Cedar Mountain, NC - 6/24/2018

Jul 1, 2018 near Brevard, NC

Nov 4, 2015 near Brevard, NC

Jul 6, 2014 near Brevard, NC

Top of Cedar Rock / Big Rock looking down Cedar Rock.

Nov 9, 2015 near Brevard, NC

Apr 20, 2016 near Brevard, NC

Oct 24, 2017 near Brevard, NC

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May 19, 2023

Erik Lunde

Apr 24, 2022

Thomas Clark

Dec 9, 2021

Rick Garcia

Aug 21, 2021

Bennett Bennett

Birthday ride w Mrb Corey josh gab Adam crushed cedar rock to top and down big rock to parking lot Gabriel survived

Aug 14, 2021

Cory Liverman

Crazy rutted areas but a blast. 5mi — 1h 00m

May 15, 2021

Zach Kelley

Apr 27, 2021

Brandon Grover

Very technical. Ride up Big Rock tough. Going down Cedar Rock was awesome. Took arm shorter, more technical. Then Burnt Mountain, clockwise. With Jon.

Sep 6, 2020

Casey M

Jun 15, 2020

Gabriel Craft

Feb 15, 2020

Ethan Newc

Dec 2, 2019

Matt Ivons

Oct 2, 2019

Tri Geminy

Aug 8, 2019

Connor Parish

A rowdy downhill from the top of Cedar Mountain featuring big drops, rocks, root webs, and rock armored trail. Don't miss it if you're in the area! 0.8mi — 0h 04m

Jul 26, 2019

Josh Tilley

Down with broke front shock, wouldn't compress more than 1/2"

Jun 29, 2019

Tim Werdmann

May 28, 2019

Will S

May 19, 2019

Randy Taylor

Sick downhill with big drops

Apr 27, 2019

Hunter Summersett

Apr 8, 2019

Courtney Harasz

Burnt Mountain, Big Rock Loop. 0.8mi

Apr 2, 2019

Ben Dupont

Done — 1h 27m

Oct 14, 2018

Patrick Niland

Oct 7, 2018

MIKE J

2 laps at the DuPont State Rec Forest

Sep 15, 2018

Stacey Vaughan

1mi

Sep 9, 2018

Joel Mathewson

0.8mi

Jul 24, 2018

Gary Gray

Jul 19, 2018

Terry A

Apr 30, 2018

Mark Rexrode

12mi — 2h 00m

Mar 30, 2018

Brian Blanchard

Oct 10, 2017

Richard Peters

Sep 24, 2017

Connor Woodruff

0.8mi

Aug 4, 2017

Aj Cribb

Jul 29, 2017

Joseph Dresselhaus

Love the slickrock bits. It's a challenge without being unmanageable for intermediate riders willing to walk a few short sections.

Jul 1, 2017

Amy White

Dec 26, 2016

mtb jlb

Oct 23, 2016

Derek Rutkosky

Aug 29, 2016

Scott Magley

Dick, Juice, Rudy

Jul 1, 2016

Christopher Petty

Dec 29, 2015

Ian Selig

2mi

Aug 20, 2015

Thomas Mayer

Crashed & skinned up my knee — 0h 14m

Jul 19, 2015

Tim Moore

Mar 22, 2015

Zac Cole

killer little downhill. Great view from the top

Jul 5, 2014

Glint Gossamer

Dec 18, 2013

Lost Justpastnowhere

Sep 22, 2013

Jason Wise

Jul 22, 2012

Paul Stahlschmidt

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