The Heights Trail

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This is the last section of the XC trails at ETSU, or the first depending on how you want to ride your lap. This trail starts at the trailhead right next to the info sign. As soon as you enter the woods, take a left up a short steep pitch that lets up but still climbs for a bit. There is also another access point to this trail that come from the top of the large parking lot to your left that skips the 1st part of the climb (see access trail indicated on map). Continue climbing until the trail splits.

Take a right and continue climbing until you come out at a gravel road right below the water tower. Jump right back onto the trail to the right and continue on for a fun downhill. The trail will split right after the first pitch, take a left and then immediately take a right. The trail will then continue to descend. At the bottom, hang a left and then cut across an old road where mulch piles are usually stored.

The trail will pick up on the other side and hang a left and climb back up until you run into the gravel road again. As soon as you come out on the gravel, hang a right and the trail will continue on for a couple more climbs and descents. At the bottom of the second descent, you'll cross the old road again and start a short climb back into the woods. Continue on until you can take a left up a short steep climb.

At the top of this, you'll come out onto the bottom of The Heights Downhill Course that starts up at the watertower. Turn left here and you'll be able to take in the last couple drops of the downhill trail and if you are brave enough the big gap jump at the bottom. Now the trail follows a section of doubletrack with a few short sections of singletrack that cuts off to the left and right until you pop back out of the woods at the trailhead parking lot.