Snooks Nose: MTB Friendly - Yes or No?

[bizutch]

http://www.carolinamtnclub.com/Route/254-CurtisCreek-SnooksNose-GreenKnob.pdf

I rode this trail once from the parkway (yes, we walked our bikes the first 100 yards) and it comes out in Curtis Creek. We had a lot of fun.

But I can't find anything to indicate if it is MTB friendly or foot traffic only?

[bizutch]

Hmmm...think I found that answer. Believe this weekend I'll have a little ride on it.
http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/GoogleMaps/Biking/Mountain/SnooksNose.html

Edit: To the old schoolers and lurkers...this was the ride known as "Fred's Deathmarch Frozen Shuttle in 28 degree weather on 45lb DH bikes climbing a paved road in the snow for 8 miles uphill and pedaling 5 miles on pavement at the end because we were stupid and had left cars at the bottom of Kitsuma" day.

[FCLinder]

Hmmm...think I found that answer. Believe this weekend I'll have a little ride on it.
http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/GoogleMaps/Biking/Mountain/SnooksNose.html

Edit: To the old schoolers and lurkers...this was the ride known as "Fred's Deathmarch Frozen Shuttle in 28 degree weather on 45lb DH bikes climbing a paved road in the snow for 8 miles uphill and pedaling 5 miles on pavement at the end because we were stupid and had left cars at the bottom of Kitsuma" day.

I remember that ride that day. I was on Eddie’s old Fose Wesel. The ride down was fun, but I also remember it being a hour+ shuttle too?

[Jeremy R]

Fook Snook.
Worst day ever.

[FCLinder]

Toes and fingers so cold!!!! :plthumbsdown:

[bizutch]

Hah hah...I know how to incite response.

But seriously, look at the map I posted. It's an easy shuttle if the FS road is not closed. The day we did it, we drove up a paved road (Lake Tahoma Rd) 4 miles East past this dirt road and drove up to the Parkway from there. The Parkway was closed because of the incoming snow storm. (Boy...wasn't that foreboding!)

From the Parkway we rode West on the closed Parkway for 6 miles before crossing Curtis Creek Rd (shown on the map).

All we gotta do is park at the base of Curtis Creek and drive up (or climb)the dirt road. It is the equivalent of doing Kitsuma twice.

If you scroll to the bottom of the map, it shows the elevation profile and the distances. It's 8 miles from the bottom to the top. Distance to ride down...4.5 miles!!!
It's not a benefit to shuttle it if we had to drive all the way to Lake Tahoma Rd, then back on the Parkway..only if the dirt road is open.

Look here;
http://www.carolinamtnclub.com/Profile/254-CurtisCreek-SnooksNose-GreenKnob.pdf

http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/GoogleMaps/Biking/Mountain/SnooksNose.html

http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/GoogleMaps/Biking/Mountain/Kitsuma.html

It's 4.5 miles from the Old Fort picnic ground to the parking lot for Kitsuma, 5.5 miles total climb counting the climb from the parking lot to the pinnacle. It's 3 1/2 miles of descending on Kitsuma and only 1400 feet of elevation change.

Snooks Nose is 4.5 miles of descending and TWICE THAT in elevation!!! 2800 FEET! :D:D

[FCLinder]

I am game... I guess one ride like that is ok once a year.

Another fun ride would be at Wilson’s Creek. From the top of Raspberry down to the dirt road 5 miles, climb the dirt road to the hwy 2.5 miles, cross the Hwy to Green town, drop down Green town 3.5 miles, climb up to Bee Hive 3 miles, and then drop down Dee Hive 4+ miles.

That’s like 12.5 miles of down hill. Will only take 25 mins to setup the shuttle.

[bizutch]

Having to build up frequent rider miles over the holidays by putting in lots 'o' family time to be able to do more shuttles that far of a drive away. I can get to the base of Curtis Creek in 45 minutes. Did the "shu" Sunday afternoon with two newbies and burned alot of my miles up there. Newbie had 2 rear flats thanks to his "urban assault" thin casing tire and xc tube on his hardtail....newbie...

[FCLinder]

Having to build up frequent rider miles over the holidays by putting in lots 'o' family time to be able to do more shuttles that far of a drive away. I can get to the base of Curtis Creek in 45 minutes. Did the "shu" Sunday afternoon with two newbies and burned alot of my miles up there. Newbie had 2 rear flats thanks to his "urban assault" thin casing tire and xc tube on his hardtail....newbie...

Jeremy’s tube blew out on the climb up to the top of Black Mt. Sat. Matt and I thought it was a hunter. About a mile up we both stopped and was like were Jeremy? Road back down and saw him on the ground working on his tire. At first we though he was shoot. Then realized it was his tube that blew on the climb and not a gun. All in all it was a good ride. Matt got rid of his demons, Jeremy laughed his way down the mountain like always, and I had a little spill on the sketched section of BM ¾’s of the way down.

[JeffKill]

Another fun ride would be at Wilson’s Creek. From the top of Raspberry down to the dirt road 5 miles, climb the dirt road to the hwy 2.5 miles, cross the Hwy to Green town, drop down Green town 3.5 miles, climb up to Bee Hive 3 miles, and then drop down Dee Hive 4+ miles.

That’s like 12.5 miles of down hill. Will only take 25 mins to setup the shuttle.

Let me know if you plan on hitting that loop. I'd be down.

[FCLinder]

Let me know if you plan on hitting that loop. I'd be down.

You know you are always one of the first to get a call man!!!

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Another fun ride would be at Wilson’s Creek. From the top of Raspberry down to the dirt road 5 miles, climb the dirt road to the hwy 2.5 miles, cross the Hwy to Green town, drop down Green town 3.5 miles, climb up to Bee Hive 3 miles, and then drop down Dee Hive 4+ miles.

That’s like 12.5 miles of down hill. Will only take 25 mins to setup the shuttle.

That sounds like a fun ride. Who would of ever thought of that? :lighten: :lighten: :lighten:

IN!

[FCLinder]

That sounds like a fun ride. Who would of ever thought of that? :lighten: :lighten: :lighten:

IN!

JeffKill!!!!!!!!

[motomike]

That's a pretty popular ride to do. Very FUN!!!

[Jeremy R]

That's a pretty popular ride to do. Very FUN!!!

Its gonna be even more popular if people keep posting it up on messageboards.
Ha, it weeds out the yahoos though, because you have to climb.:monkeydance:
And yes, those trails in WC are super fun.

[bizutch]

derailers. :plthumbsdown:

[Jeremy R]

derailers. :plthumbsdown:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d174/bikeryder007/bizutchcry-1.jpg


Best pic ever.
Second worst day ever.:twitch:

[bizutch]

Man..it was so damn steamy and hot that day. Disgusting moisture!

Second worst day? What was the worst?

[Jeremy R]

Man..it was so damn steamy and hot that day. Disgusting moisture!

Second worst day? What was the worst?

See post #4 of this thread.
Climbing a 45 pound M1 with an 8 inch Risse Champ, a 46 tooth ring and a road cassette 9 miles up Mt. Mitchell.

[FCLinder]

See post #4 of this thread.
Climbing a 45 pound M1 with an 8 inch Risse Champ, a 46 tooth ring and a road cassette 9 miles up Mt. Mitchell.

Yes that did have to suck!!!! I just remember Eddie's bike being way to small for me and had a very steep head angel like a BMX bike. No wonder he quit racing from flipping over his bars all the time.

[JeffKill]

and then drop down Dee Hive 4+ miles

You'll have to show me this Dee Hive trail. We usually hit Bee Hive when we're up there. But I'd love to check out this Dee Hive trail!

[FCLinder]

You'll have to show me this Dee Hive trail. We usually hit Bee Hive when we're up there. But I'd love to check out this Dee Hive trail!

Damn Spell Check!!!!

[bizutch]

See post #4 of this thread.
Climbing a 45 pound M1 with an 8 inch Risse Champ, a 46 tooth ring and a road cassette 9 miles up Mt. Mitchell.

hey...you mean 6miles ! I pedaled your bike the last 3 miles for you...in a different brand of cleat that wouldn't let me click into your pedals so I just slipped around on those damn road pedals of yours.

That ride was a cake walk compared to the following day when Chris Warren talked Fred into taking me, Ken Lee and Chris's friend on a "DH" run off the parkway in the snow. It was so cold that ice packed up in all our pedals and turned them into solid blocks of ice!!
We couldn't put our feet on the pedals so we all had to sit on the seat and ski-foot the bikes. Worst part was that a good 50% of it was on flat or uphill. Nobody could walk. It took 2 hours to go something like 2.2 miles of trail!!!