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Sugar Mountain Bike Park

Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, United States

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About this bike park

Summer bike park at Sugar Mountain Resort where the Summit Express chairlift carries riders from the 4,100-foot base to the 5,300-foot peak. The park mixes expert downhill terrain with newer beginner and intermediate flow trails featuring rollers, tabletops, and small dips.

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Bike Park Trail Map

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Sugar Mountain Bike Park is one of the best-known mountain bike parks in Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, United States. Use the park map to compare trail difficulty, elevation, distance, and ride time, then open RidePal for offline navigation and ride tracking across the surrounding trail network.

Conditions

Mostly Sunny
73°
58°
74°
12 mph
Gust24 mph
6:09 AM
8:44 PM
Dry

No significant precipitation expected.

Trail conditions look great for riding

0.02 in forecast rain in the next 48 hours21% top-layer soil moisture58°F surface soil temperaturewind gust potential around 18 mph

This looks like a wetter week around the trail, with 3 days showing meaningful rain chances.

Best Window This Week

Thursday

a high near 74°F, little expected rain, 19% rain chance

Forecast data via Open-Meteo.

Park Links & Info

Location

Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, United States

Season

2026 operation Memorial Day weekend May 22-25, then Fridays-Sundays plus Labor Day Monday from July 3 - September 7, 10am-6pm; scenic lift rides have historically extended to October 1.

Lift access

Chairlift-served; Summit Express and Easy Street chairlifts operate on bike park days.

Pass info

Lift tickets per day; hosts Gravity Carolinas competition Aug 15-16, 2026 and a teen gravity camp July 10-12, 2026.

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