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- Mountain Bike
6 trails
- E-Bike
4 trails
- Adaptive Bike
1 trails
- Hike
25 trails
- Trail Running
25 trails
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Region Status
Open as of Jun 11, 2026Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 25
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 6
- Trails E-Bike
- 4
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 2
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 25
- Trails Trail Running
- 25
- Total Distance
- 38 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 21 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,463 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,398 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,914 ft
- Reports
- 11
- Photos
- 43
- Ridden Counter
- 2,302
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Lees–McRae College
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Popular Banner Elk Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.5 • 490 ft • 27 ft • 82 •
Popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. It features berm, jump and gap jump. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
• 70 ★ 0.0 • 2,241 ft • 0 ft • 29 •
House Ban DH is the Lees-McRae Home Race DH course. House Ban DH and Home Course XC share a short portion of trail, splitting at the rock garden and having different exits.
• 20 ★ 0.0 • 3,845 ft • 172 ft • 27 •
Less popular green difficulty doubletrack. This mountain bike primary trail.
• 85 ★ 0.0 • 1 mile • 109 ft • 26 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail.
• 35 ★ 0.0 • 4,980 ft • 255 ft • 22 •
Less popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail and has a hard overall physical rating.
Banner Elk Mountain Bike Routes
6 miles • 1,070 ft • 0 • Loop •
Tough climb in sections, some moderate all mountain trials and then finishes with tough downhill trails
Photos of Banner Elk Mountain Bike
Videos of Banner Elk Mountain Bike
trail: Dual Slalom
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May 6, 2018 , Banner Elk
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Hemlock Trail to Cross | Jun 11, 2026 @ 12:10pm (America/Kentucky/Monticello) Jun 11, 2026 | Ideal | ThomasLee | ||
| Nectar Sector (2025) | Mar 24, 2026 @ 4:41pm (America/Kentucky/Monticello) Mar 24, 2026 | Unknown | jvk2803 | ||
| House Ban DH (2025) | Aug 28, 2025 @ 5:29pm Aug 28, 2025 | Ideal | rotorbaru | ||
| Home Course XC (2025) | Aug 28, 2025 @ 5:29pm Aug 28, 2025 | Ideal | rotorbaru | ||
| Dual Slalom | Sep 22, 2019 @ 6:58am Sep 22, 2019 | Dry | AvidTrailRider MORE-MD LDRSH |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThomasLee | add | report | activity #96795235 | Jun 12, 2026 @ 4:57am Jun 12, 2026 |
| RAbike11 | add | report | activity #95435702 | May 24, 2026 @ 12:26pm May 24, 2026 |
| Nicholasf83 | comment | route | activity #95194972 | May 21, 2026 @ 12:41pm May 21, 2026 |
| Birdguitar | wishlist | trail | activity #94839555 and 1 more | May 16, 2026 @ 11:59am May 16, 2026 |
| jvk2803 | comment | report | activity #92155087 | Apr 7, 2026 @ 6:00pm Apr 7, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| report | To clarify: turn right toward the hilltop... | Apr 7, 2026 @ 6:00pm Apr 7, 2026 |
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Descent 10k Badge10 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge2 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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| Mountain Bike | 6 | 5 miles | 1,027 ft | 2 miles | 436 ft | #8,821 | #2,809 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2,943 | |
| E-Bike | 4 | 4 miles | 843 ft | 1 mile | 397 ft | #9,096 | #2,782 | 10 | 58 | |||
| Gravel Bike | 2 | 2 miles | 371 ft | #2,155 | #957 | 4 | ||||||
| Adaptive Bike | 1 | 4,869 ft | 210 ft | #817 | #1,916 | |||||||
| Hike | 25 | 38 miles | 11,463 ft | 21 miles | 3,399 ft | #780 | #357 | 42 | 11 | 1,213 | ||
| Trail Running | 25 | 38 miles | 11,463 ft | 21 miles | 3,399 ft | #5,212 | #1,636 | 11 | 164 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Banner Elk
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What are the best places to ride in Banner Elk?
Banner Elk has 2 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Banner Elk?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Banner Elk are:
- Dual Slalom (4.1/5)
- Home Course XC (2025) (0/5)
- Hemlock Trail to Cross (0/5)
- Nectar Sector (2025) (0/5)
- House Ban DH (2025) (0/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Banner Elk?
Based on ride log data, the most popular months to ride in Banner Elk are:
- July (5 activities)
- September (5 activities)
- June (2 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Banner Elk?
There are 9 parking locations listed in Banner Elk. The most popular parking spots are: View all parking and trailhead locations on the map to plan your visit.
Activities
Trails
Points of Interest
- Daniel Boone Camp Camping
- Top Crag View Viewpoint
- The Refuge Camp Camping
- The Hermitage Camp Camping
- Streamside Camp Camping
- Foscoe View Viewpoint
- Peofile Camp Camping
- Profile View Viewpoint
- Storyteller Rock Viewpoint
- Falt Rock View Viewpoint
- Calloway Peak (5,896 ft)
- MacRae Peak (5,791 ft)
- Linville Peak (5,299 ft)
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