The Off Road Assault on Mount Mitchell is a 55 mile mostly off road bicycle route which has 11,000 ft of accumulated climbing. From Old Fort you climb over the Blue Ridge Parkway two times and just below Mount Mitchell on beautiful Forest Service roads and unbelievable N.C. single-track. There are fully stocked rest stops approximately every ten miles. You can also send anything you wish to any of the rest areas with our staff. Mt. Mitchell peaks at 6684 ft and is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River. The town of Old Fort where you start and finish sits at around 1400 ft. Most of the climbing is on Forest Service Roads while most of the single-track points downhill.