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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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- Trails
- 47
- Total Distance
- 54 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 22 miles
- Total Descent
- 1 miles
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,341 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,331 ft
- Reports
- 131
- Photos
- 15
- Ridden Counter
- 3,003
Popular Bent Creek Experimental Forest Trails
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Photos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
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trail: Bent Creek Gap Road
10 | Bent Creek Gap Road, Pikeville
Jul 21, 2017 @ 7:21pm
Jul 21, 2017
trail: Northern Boundary
52 | Northern Boundary, Bent Creek
Feb 16, 2017 @ 12:39pm
Feb 16, 2017Videos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
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
trail: Wolf Branch
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Mar 23, 2017 , Bent Creek
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Freehub Magazine: Bent Creek Loop | 9 miles | |
| Crazy Eights | 10 miles | |
| The Pisgah sampler | 16 miles | |
| Bent Creek Up & Easy Circuit | 8 miles |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jolanier | add | ridelog | Oct 19, 2017 ride log | Oct 19, 2017 @ 5:30pm 16 hours |
| brian1675 | add | ridelog | Oct 19, 2017 ride log | Oct 19, 2017 @ 4:40pm 17 hours |
 | jayzonl | add | ridelog | Oct 19, 2017 ride log | Oct 19, 2017 @ 6:40am 1 days |
| peterdavidhaile | add | ridelog | Oct 18, 2017 ride log | Oct 18, 2017 @ 4:12pm 2 days |
| wcoker125 | add | ridelog | Oct 18, 2017 ride log | Oct 18, 2017 @ 3:55pm 2 days |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont State Forest | 22 | 39 | 11 | 20.6 km | |
| Kitsuma Peak | 2 | 24.4 km | |||
| Big Ivy (Coleman Boundary) | 3 | 5 | 25 km | ||
| Buffalo Creek Park | 4 | 25.4 km | |||
| Bailey Mountain Bike Park | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25.6 km |
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