Rose meadows and finishing with this trail. A steep, punchy switchback filled climb follows a set of spines from Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC to the parking lot of Old Fort Picnic area. A full suspension bike with 3+ inches of travel will greatly enhance your experience! Highly advise starting from the Mt. Lots of opportunities for big air. A steep, punchy switchback filled climb follows a set of spines from Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC to the parking lot of Old Fort Picnic area. Watch that you don't overshoot the switchback to stay on the black diamond descent - the blue route is completely overgrown. You can find everyone out here having fun from people in body armor and downhill bikes to families testing their kids limits to xc racer types riding intervals.