DH 5, a blue, isn’t as technical as the other trails, making it a great warmup progression following DH 6.
Mountain Biking Difficult
This is a popular mountain biking route which is generally considered to be difficult. It's not remote, it features high exposure and is typically done all year round. From a low point of 322 m to the maximum altitude of 436 m, the route covers 1.4 km, 0 vertical metres of ascent and 113 vertical metres of descent.
DH 5 has high berms, rock features, kickers, and rock ledges. The builders did a good job of utilizing some of the natural rock features into the trail. This is a good progression from the green DH 6 to the more technical trails.
Difficult
Mostly stable trail tread with some variability featuring larger and more unavoidable obstacles that may include, but not be limited to: bigger stones, roots, steps, and narrow curves. Compared to lower intermediate, technical difficulty is more advanced and grades of slopes are steeper. Ideal for upper intermediate riders.
Some trail sections have exposed ledges or steep ascents/descents where falling could cause serious injury.
Close to help in case of emergency.
818 m away
Lake Leatherwood Gravity Trail Project has seven, shuttle-supported, feature-packed downhill runs of around 1 mile each, and they are heavy on the black diamonds.
Severe Mountain Biking
7 routes · Mountain Biking