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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
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
52 trails
- E-Bike
0 trails
- Hike
60 trails
- Trail Running
60 trails
- Horse
9 trails
Region Details
- 17
- 18
- 15
- 2
Region Status
Caution as of May 27, 2021
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
- 1,244
- Photos
- 133
- Ridden Counter
- 41,832
Articles
North Carolina's 5 Most Popular Trail Networks According to Trailforks Data
Oct 20, 2021 from pinkbike.com
North Carolina is covered by trails of all varieties, and offers up opportunities for riders of all stripes.
Sub Regions
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Bent Creek Experimental Forest
- 18
- 15
- 2
Popular Bent Creek Mountain Biking Trails
Bent Creek Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bent Creek North | 14 miles | |
| Freehub Magazine: Bent Creek Loop | 9 miles | |
| Bent Creek Loop w/ Green's Lick and Ingles Field Gap | 12 miles | |
| Bent creek Black Trails | 15 miles | |
| Rice Pinnacle to Mills River Parking area | 17 miles | |
| Crazy Eights | 10 miles | |
| Northern Boundary Loop | 13 miles | |
| Arboretum to N Mills Campground | 15 miles | |
| Shredfest Ride 4 Bent Creek | 12 miles | |
| Bent Creek Easy Shorty | 5 miles |
Photos of Bent Creek Mountain Bike
trail: Ledford Branch Road
4 |
Jul 25, 2022 @ 2:09pm
Jul 25, 2022
trail: Ledford Branch Road
4 |
Jul 25, 2022 @ 2:09pm
Jul 25, 2022
trail: Ledford Branch Road
2 |
Jul 25, 2022 @ 2:04pm
Jul 25, 2022
trail: Northern Boundary Road 485
2 |
Jul 25, 2022 @ 2:04pm
Jul 25, 2022
trail: Lake Powhatan Road
2 |
Jul 25, 2022 @ 2:04pm
Jul 25, 2022
trail: Lake Powhatan Road
3 |
Jul 25, 2022 @ 2:04pm
Jul 25, 2022
trail: Ledford Branch Road
16 |
May 17, 2022 @ 2:26pm
May 17, 2022
trail: Green's Lick
2,497 | | 5 comments
Sep 30, 2019 @ 12:43am
Sep 30, 2019Videos of Bent Creek Mountain Bike
trail: Green's Lick
0:26 |
288 |
Apr 12, 2020
trail: Green's Lick
0:45 |
173 |
Jun 1, 2019
trail: Green's Lick
0:07 |
281 |
Apr 16, 2019
trail: Ingles Field Gap
11:39 |
104 |
Nov 8, 2018
trail: Ingles Field Gap
0:16 |
221 |
Dec 22, 2017
trail: Green's Lick
4:04 |
510 |
Sep 9, 2014
trail: Sidehill
7:06 |
452 |
Nov 11, 2011
trail: Ingles Field Gap
7:31 |
653 |
Jul 10, 2011
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Tree Loop | Sep 29, 2022 @ 10:55am 3 days | Dry | Richlikestoridebikes | ||
| Little Hickory Top | Sep 17, 2022 @ 6:19am Sep 17, 2022 | Ideal | cdliverman | ||
| Ingles Field Gap | Sep 17, 2022 @ 6:19am Sep 17, 2022 | Ideal | cdliverman | ||
| Wolf Branch | Sep 17, 2022 @ 6:19am Sep 17, 2022 | Dry | cdliverman | ||
| Hard Times Connector | Sep 17, 2022 @ 6:19am Sep 17, 2022 | Variable | cdliverman | ||
| Hard Times Connector | Sep 17, 2022 @ 6:19am Sep 17, 2022 | Wet | cdliverman | ||
| Deer Lake Lodge | Sep 17, 2022 @ 6:19am Sep 17, 2022 | Dry | cdliverman | ||
| Homestead Trail | Aug 31, 2022 @ 9:01am Aug 31, 2022 | Ideal | direwolfnca | ||
| Green's Lick | Aug 30, 2022 @ 8:30am Aug 30, 2022 | Ideal | Nucks4422 | ||
| Explorer Loop Alternate | Aug 30, 2022 @ 8:30am Aug 30, 2022 | Ideal | Nucks4422 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | sirotkinl | ridden | trail | Ledford Branch Road | Oct 1, 2022 @ 1:54pm 11 hours |
 | JAW | wishlist | route | Bent Creek Greens Lick,Ingles Field Gap and Wolf Branch loop | Oct 1, 2022 @ 12:20pm 12 hours |
| Lisapatrick | wishlist | route | The Pisgah sampler and 1 more | Oct 1, 2022 @ 5:47am 19 hours |
| MountainBryan | wishlist | route | Bent Creek Up & Easy Circuit and 1 more | Sep 30, 2022 @ 9:22pm 1 day |
| Chickencake | wishlist | route | Bent Creek Up & Easy Circuit | Sep 30, 2022 @ 8:54pm 1 day |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Solid Blue. Lots of fun! | Sep 17, 2022 @ 11:05am Sep 17, 2022 | ||
 | trail | I saw a Honda CR-V coming down this trail when... | Aug 31, 2022 @ 2:21pm Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| trail | Tree fell down from rain recently not too far... | Aug 4, 2022 @ 2:29pm Aug 4, 2022 | ||
| trail | Nice hike trail | Jul 28, 2022 @ 12:26pm Jul 28, 2022 | ||
| trail | Great trail, super popular and is barely a... | Jun 27, 2022 @ 10:05am Jun 27, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Completionist 20221 awarded -
10 Blue Trails539 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,786 awarded -
10 Green Trails405 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge234 awarded -
Completionist - Life Time2 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 | #172 | #79 | 119 | 1,243 | 43 | 31,679 | |
| Hike | 60 | 74 miles | 11,499 ft | 33 miles | 3,264 ft | #120 | #67 | 12 | 1,244 | 3 | 936 | |
| Trail Running | 60 | 74 miles | 11,499 ft | 33 miles | 3,264 ft | #122 | #67 | 1 | 1,244 | 6 | 1,074 | |
| Horse | 9 | 14 miles | 1,302 ft | 5 miles | 1,407 ft | #25 | #21 | 497 | 2 |
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