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- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
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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%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
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- < 2 days
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- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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Trails Deemphasized
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Only show trails with NO bikes.
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
Land Status: National Forest
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
52 trails
- Hike
60 trails
- Trail Running
60 trails
- Horse
9 trails
Region Details
- 17
- 18
- 15
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Mar 17, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 60
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 52
- Trails Hike
- 60
- Trails Trail Running
- 60
- Trails Horse
- 9
- Total Distance
- 74 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,500 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,266 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,276 ft
- Reports
- 1,172
- Photos
- 125
- Ridden Counter
- 37,460
Popular Bent Creek Experimental Forest Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bent Creek North | 14 miles | |
| Freehub Magazine: Bent Creek Loop | 9 miles | |
| Bent creek Black Trails | 15 miles | |
| Deer Lake Lodge & Ledford Branch Road Loop | 3 miles | |
| Crazy Eights | 10 miles | |
| Northern Boundary Loop | 13 miles | |
| Bent Creek Up & Easy Circuit | 8 miles | |
| Bent Creek to Trace Ridge | 17 miles | |
| Bent Creek Easy Shorty | 5 miles | |
| Bent Creek Grand Tour | 33 miles |
Photos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Ledford Branch Road
6 |
May 17, 2022 @ 2:26pm
May 17, 2022
trail: Ledford Branch Road
6 |
May 17, 2022 @ 2:26pm
May 17, 2022
trail: Ledford Branch Road
5 |
May 17, 2022 @ 2:26pm
May 17, 2022
trail: Green's Lick
58 |
Oct 9, 2021 @ 1:10pm
Oct 9, 2021
trail: Explorer loop Descent
30 |
Sep 25, 2021 @ 6:00am
Sep 25, 2021
trail: Green's Lick
100 |
Aug 10, 2021 @ 5:46pm
Aug 10, 2021
trail: Green's Lick
2,433 | | 5 comments
Sep 30, 2019 @ 12:43am
Sep 30, 2019Videos of Bent Creek Experimental Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Green's Lick
0:26 |
251 |
Apr 12, 2020
trail: Green's Lick
0:45 |
156 |
Jun 1, 2019
trail: Green's Lick
0:07 |
253 |
Apr 16, 2019
trail: Ingles Field Gap
11:39 |
98 |
Nov 8, 2018
trail: Ingles Field Gap
0:16 |
215 |
Dec 22, 2017
trail: Green's Lick
4:04 |
505 |
Sep 9, 2014
trail: Sidehill
7:06 |
446 |
Nov 11, 2011
trail: Ingles Field Gap
7:31 |
651 |
Jul 10, 2011
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Powhatan Road | May 21, 2022 @ 7:02am 2 days | Ideal | Randyk59 | ||
| Deer Lake Road | May 5, 2022 @ 8:58am May 5, 2022 | Dry | direwolfnca | ||
| Deer Lake Lodge | May 5, 2022 @ 6:59am May 5, 2022 | Ideal | RoachRoach | ||
| Ledford | May 5, 2022 @ 6:59am May 5, 2022 | Ideal | RoachRoach | ||
| Ingles Field Connector | May 5, 2022 @ 6:59am May 5, 2022 | Ideal | RoachRoach | ||
| Little Hickory Top | May 5, 2022 @ 6:59am May 5, 2022 | Ideal | RoachRoach | ||
| Boyd Branch | May 5, 2022 @ 6:59am May 5, 2022 | Ideal | RoachRoach | ||
| Northern Boundary Road 485 | May 3, 2022 @ 8:27am May 3, 2022 | Dry | Nucks4422 | ||
| Ledford Branch Road | May 3, 2022 @ 8:27am May 3, 2022 | Ideal | Nucks4422 | ||
| Green's Lick | Apr 30, 2022 @ 9:46am Apr 30, 2022 | Ideal | rpenman |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | hokiemech | wishlist | region | Bent Creek Experimental Forest | May 23, 2022 @ 9:57am 4 hours |
| dllawson819 | ridden | trail | Ingles Field Gap | May 23, 2022 @ 6:42am 8 hours |
| dunt | wishlist | route | Bent Creek Regular Gravel Route | May 21, 2022 @ 5:58pm 2 days |
| Randyk59 | add | report | Lake Powhatan Road | May 21, 2022 @ 5:19pm 2 days |
| KTank | wishlist | trail | Northern Boundary Road 485 | May 21, 2022 @ 9:38am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Several trees down across trail on 4-2-2022 | Apr 3, 2022 @ 5:50am Apr 3, 2022 | ||
 | report | Nest still there. Trees cleared | Sep 6, 2021 @ 8:37pm Sep 6, 2021 | ||
| trail | More of a blue trail with quite a bit of... | Aug 24, 2021 @ 6:21am Aug 24, 2021 | ||
| trail | Definitely way better going in reverse | May 17, 2021 @ 7:32am May 17, 2021 | ||
| trail | Tough initial rooty uphill but good downhill +/- | May 16, 2021 @ 5:55pm May 16, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex's Forest | 2.3 km | ||||
| North Mills River | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4.2 km | |
| Biltmore Estate | 6 | 2 | 6.2 km | ||
| The Riveter | 6.6 km | ||||
| Kolo Bike Park | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8.3 km |
Local Badges
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Completionist 20220 awarded -
10 Blue Trails477 awarded -
10 Green Trails354 awarded -
Completionist - Life Time1 awarded -
Top 10 Trails104 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 52 | 56 miles | 6,220 ft | 23 miles | 1,555 ft | #132 | #53 | 111 | 1,171 | 17 | 26,034 | |
| Hike | 60 | 74 miles | 11,499 ft | 33 miles | 3,264 ft | #85 | #42 | 12 | 1,172 | 3 | 451 | |
| Trail Running | 60 | 74 miles | 11,499 ft | 33 miles | 3,264 ft | #84 | #41 | 1 | 1,172 | 5 | 837 | |
| Horse | 9 | 14 miles | 1,302 ft | 5 miles | 1,407 ft | #27 | #25 | 489 | 2 |
- By caleb93
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