Black Mountain Up and Down advice
Been awhile since descending BM and I have never went up BM (diffenert route prior). As I am traveling west (up) I will be using my truck (signature) and pulling my parents TT - 7500 to 8000 pounds. ...
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Black Mountain isn't any steeper than Mounteagle,Jelico, or Sams Gap. What makes Black Mountain bad is the curves. Black Mountain has a vertical descent of 1,361 ft. over a distance of 4.8 miles, about 6%. Zackyboy3rs stated that he is pulling a TT, not his 5th wheel. So starting slow with a unfamiliar trailer on a unfamiliar crooked steep down hill road is good, you can always speed up.
