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"I approached the summit. Behind me, Chris could see
in the attitude of my body on
the bike that I was having a
change of heart. Some
weight, he sensed, was
simply no longer there."
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Route
4--Pinnacle
Ridge Road Loop |
| Mile |
Directions |
| 0 |
Start
at Beech Mountain Town Hall, turn left out of parking lot towards the
ski resort. |
| 2.33 |
Take
the right fork on Pine Ridge Road (Beech Mountain forks left.) |
| 4.73 |
Pine
Ridge turns into Grassy Creek Road. |
| 5.58 |
Buckeye
Recreation Area (elevation here is 3475'). |
| 6.06 |
Pinnacle
Ridge Road begins (Buckeye Road is the gravel road that goes right.)
This is a steep road for the next two miles. 11.2% average grade with
one section over 22% (elevation here is 3645'.) |
| 8.16 |
Pinnacle
Road ends. Continue straight uphill on North Pinnacle Ridge Road
(elevation here is 4710'). |
| 8.34 |
Right
on Village Road.
* Mariah Circle is a .4 mile optional loop on the right just after the
turn on to Village Road. |
| 8.92 |
Right
on Beech Mountain Parkway. |
| 10.41 |
Beech
Mountain Town Hall (elevation here is 5060'). |
