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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Trail Difficulties
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- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
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Bent Creek is an experimental forest managed by the US Forest Service for foresty and biology. It is home to an extensive network of short trails ranging from rolling to rocky. Most all trails are beginner and intermediate level. The higher up the ridge you climb, the more technical features available like Greens Lick and lower Sidehill.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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Region Details
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Open on Sep 14, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #160
- State Ranking
- #2
- Trails
- 47
- Total Distance
- 54 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 22 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,153 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,341 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,331 ft
- Reports
- 202
- Photos
- 22
- Ridden Counter
- 6,421
Popular Bent Creek Experimental Forest Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Sidehill | Sep 14, 2018 @ 7:33pm Sep 14, 2018 | Rivershredder | ||
| Bent Creek Gap Road | Aug 26, 2018 @ 8:47pm Aug 26, 2018 | SS-Minox | ||
| Deer Lake Lodge | Aug 20, 2018 @ 2:37pm Aug 20, 2018 | LivingLikeLarry | ||
| Campground Connector | Aug 20, 2018 @ 2:37pm Aug 20, 2018 | LivingLikeLarry | ||
| Lower Sidehill Connector | Aug 20, 2018 @ 2:37pm Aug 20, 2018 | LivingLikeLarry |
Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Explorer Loop Lower
4 | Explorer Loop Lower, My City
Jul 27, 2018 @ 11:52am
Jul 27, 2018
trail: Homestead Trail
8 | Homestead Trail, Asheville
Jun 18, 2018 @ 12:18pm
Jun 18, 2018
trail: Lake Powhatan Road
67 | Lake Powhatan Road, Brevard
Jan 13, 2018 @ 8:31pm
Jan 13, 2018
trail: Lake Powhatan Road
51 | Lake Powhatan Road, Bent Creek
Jan 13, 2018 @ 8:31pm
Jan 13, 2018Videos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Ingles Field Gap
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Dec 22, 2017
trail: Ingles Field Gap
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Sep 20, 2018 , Bent Creek
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trail: Ingles Field Gap
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Sep 26, 2017 , Bent Creek
trail: Ingles Field Gap
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Mar 23, 2017 , Bent Creek
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Freehub Magazine: Bent Creek Loop | 9 miles | |
| Northern Boundary Loop | 13 miles | |
| Crazy Eights | 10 miles | |
| Bent Creek Up & Easy Circuit | 8 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | I find riding up this trail be really easy.... | Aug 11, 2018 @ 12:54pm Aug 11, 2018 | ||
 | trail | Spotted two cubs at the bottom of Ingles Field... | May 10, 2018 @ 5:23pm May 10, 2018 | ||
| report | Tree removed - trail is clear | Mar 23, 2018 @ 3:36am Mar 23, 2018 | ||
| trail | Ridden from campground connector to Boyd’s... | Dec 26, 2017 @ 5:49pm Dec 26, 2017 | ||
| trail | Short with small rocks and creek crossing and... | Dec 26, 2017 @ 5:46pm Dec 26, 2017 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | IAN333 | add | ridelog | Sep 23, 2018 ride log | Sep 24, 2018 @ 4:10am 12 hours |
| jmandy772 | add | ridelog | Jul 7, 2018 ride log | Sep 23, 2018 @ 6:31pm 22 hours |
| brian1675 | add | ridelog | Sep 23, 2018 ride log and 1 more | Sep 23, 2018 @ 3:38pm 1 days |
| CT-MTB | add | ridelog | Sep 23, 2018 ride log | Sep 23, 2018 @ 3:26pm 1 days |
| mrcmatt | add | ridelog | Sep 23, 2018 ride log | Sep 23, 2018 @ 2:45pm 1 days |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOLO Bike Park | 8.2 km | ||||
| Richmond Hill | 2 | 9.8 km | |||
| REEB Ranch | 17.5 km | ||||
| Dupont State Forest | 23 | 38 | 11 | 20.6 km | |
| Kitsuma Peak | 2 | 24.4 km |
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