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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Ridden Direction
The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Report Status
- 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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Caution on Jan 16, 2019
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #157
- State Ranking
- #2
- Trails (view details)
- 47
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 47
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 47
- Trails Trail Running
- 47
- Total Distance
- 54 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 22 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,149 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,331 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,341 ft
- Reports
- 235
- Photos
- 41
- Ridden Counter
- 7,382
Popular Bent Creek Experimental Forest Trails
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Explorer Loop Lower
6 | Explorer Loop Lower, My City
Jul 27, 2018 @ 11:52am
Jul 27, 2018
trail: Homestead Trail
10 | Homestead Trail, Asheville
Jun 18, 2018 @ 12:18pm
Jun 18, 2018
trail: Lake Powhatan Road
74 | Lake Powhatan Road, Brevard
Jan 13, 2018 @ 8:31pm
Jan 13, 2018
trail: Lake Powhatan Road
56 | Lake Powhatan Road, Bent Creek
Jan 13, 2018 @ 8:31pm
Jan 13, 2018Videos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Ingles Field Gap
11:39 |
19 |
Nov 8, 2018
trail: Ingles Field Gap
0:16 |
124 |
Dec 22, 2017
trail: Ingles Field Gap
3:35 |
47 |
Sep 20, 2018 , Bent Creek
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![Mountain Biking Ingles Field Gap in Bent Creek, NC]()
trail: Ingles Field Gap
349 |
Sep 26, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mtbmarkus | add | ridelog | Jan 19, 2019 ride log | Jan 19, 2019 @ 10:43am 23 hours |
 | jayzonl | add | ridelog | Jan 18, 2019 ride log | Jan 19, 2019 @ 9:37am 24 hours |
 | bizutch | add | ridelog | Jan 14, 2019 ride log | Jan 19, 2019 @ 9:15am 1 days |
| mitchhal | add | ridelog | Jan 19, 2019 ride log | Jan 19, 2019 @ 9:11am 1 days |
| rzio | add | ridelog | Jan 19, 2019 ride log | Jan 19, 2019 @ 5:30am 1 days |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOLO Bike Park | 8.2 km | ||||
| Richmond Hill | 2 | 9.8 km | |||
| Alexander Park | 5 | 16.4 km | |||
| REEB Ranch | 1 | 2 | 17.5 km | ||
| Dupont State Forest | 23 | 38 | 11 | 20.6 km |
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