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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
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
- Native/Tribal
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
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Information
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Directions
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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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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #169
- 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
- 171
- Photos
- 18
- Ridden Counter
- 4,639
Popular Bent Creek Experimental Forest Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingles Field Gap | May 22, 2018 @ 8:51am 2 days | mongobrah | ||
| Hard Times Road | Apr 22, 2018 @ 1:42pm Apr 22, 2018 | duodenum2001 | ||
| Deer Lake Lodge Connector | Apr 20, 2018 @ 9:09am Apr 20, 2018 | duodenum2001 | ||
| Sleepy Gap | Apr 20, 2018 @ 9:09am Apr 20, 2018 | duodenum2001 | ||
| Explorer Loop Connector | Apr 20, 2018 @ 9:09am Apr 20, 2018 | duodenum2001 |
Current Trail Warnings
| trail | date | info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Sidehill | Mar 19, 2018 @ 5:15am Mar 19, 2018 |
Photos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Lake Powhatan Road
44 | Lake Powhatan Road, Brevard
Jan 13, 2018 @ 8:31pm
Jan 13, 2018
trail: Lake Powhatan Road
34 | Lake Powhatan Road, Bent Creek
Jan 13, 2018 @ 8:31pm
Jan 13, 2018
trail: Ingles Field Gap
57 | Ingles Field Gap, Bent Creek
Jan 13, 2018 @ 8:31pm
Jan 13, 2018
trail: Northern Boundary
63 | 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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Dec 22, 2017
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trail: Ingles Field Gap
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Sep 26, 2017 , Bent Creek
trail: Ingles Field Gap
214 |
Mar 23, 2017 , Bent Creek
trail: Wolf Branch
235 |
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 | 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 | ||
| trail | Lower sections have inches of leaves right now... | Nov 27, 2017 @ 8:44am Nov 27, 2017 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clucas91 | add | ridelog | May 24, 2018 ride log | May 24, 2018 @ 9:03am 2 hours |
 | chunwangchi | add | ridelog | May 23, 2018 ride log | May 24, 2018 @ 7:27am 4 hours |
| brian1675 | add | ridelog | May 23, 2018 ride log | May 24, 2018 @ 5:42am 5 hours |
 | Artzyblack | add | ridelog | May 23, 2018 ride log | May 24, 2018 @ 5:28am 6 hours |
| ajnicopoulos | add | ridelog | May 23, 2018 ride log | May 24, 2018 @ 3:53am 7 hours |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOLO Bike Park | 8.4 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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