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Roan Mountain North Climb

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Roan Mountain North Climb

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Roan Mountain North Climb

Name: Roan Mountain North Climb
Rating: 2

Recommended by 1 road cyclists

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Pisgah National Forest

Cherokee National Forest

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Location: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Roan Mountain North Climb

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1. Roan Mountain North Climb loop from Cedar Grove

125km

06:49

2,360m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Roan Mountain North Climb loop from Lynn Valley

115km

06:00

1,770m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Paul_C

May 9, 2025

Tackling Roan Mountain from the north, starting around the Roan Road and Cove Creek junction, offers a solid road biking challenge. As you climb roughly 7.6 miles with an average grade near 6.7%, gaining about 2,485 feet, you'll transition from rolling through valleys with farmland and alongside creeks into the dense, beautiful forests blanketing the lower slopes of the mountain. As you ascend towards the higher reaches, like the area near the Rhododendron Gardens and Carver's Gap, the trees thin to reveal increasingly expansive mountain vistas. If you time your ride for early summer, you might catch the spectacular bloom of the rhododendrons, adding vibrant color to the already stunning mountain landscape before reaching the cooler air near the top.

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Distance 14.5 km

Uphill 1,060 m

Downhill 110 m

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Location: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States

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