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- Mountain Bike
54 trails
- E-Bike
0 trails
- Horse
10 trails
- Hike
64 trails
- Trail Running
64 trails
Region Details
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- 16
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Region Status
Caution as of Jun 1, 2025Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 63
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 55
- Trails Horse
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 64
- Trails Trail Running
- 64
- Total Distance
- 78 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,909 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,273 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,276 ft
- Reports
- 1,884
- Photos
- 207
- Ridden Counter
- 66,826
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
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- 1
Popular Bent Creek Mountain Biking Trails
Bent Creek Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Bent Creek Loop w/ Green's Lick and Ingles Field Gap | 12 miles | |
Freehub Magazine: Bent Creek Loop | 9 miles | |
Bent Creek North | 14 miles | |
Bent creek Black Trails | 15 miles | |
Crazy Eights | 10 miles | |
Northern Boundary Loop | 13 miles | |
Bent Creek Easy Shorty | 5 miles | |
Little loop | 7 miles | |
Bent Creek Up & Easy Circuit | 8 miles | |
Bent Creek Fun Run | 25 miles |
Photos of Bent Creek Mountain Bike
trail: Ingles Field Gap
5 |
Apr 30, 2025 @ 6:31am
Apr 30, 2025
trail: Ingles Field Gap
39 |
Oct 22, 2024 @ 3:50pm
Oct 22, 2024
trail: Ingles Field Gap
45 |
Oct 22, 2024 @ 3:50pm
Oct 22, 2024
trail: Deer Lake Lodge
12 |
Oct 19, 2024 @ 5:04am
Oct 19, 2024
trail: Deer Lake Lodge
11 |
Oct 19, 2024 @ 5:04am
Oct 19, 2024
trail: Sidehill
13 |
Aug 10, 2024 @ 7:39am
Aug 10, 2024
trail: Sidehill
11 |
Aug 10, 2024 @ 7:38am
Aug 10, 2024
trail: Green's Lick
2,983 | | 6 comments
Sep 30, 2019 @ 12:43am
Sep 30, 2019Videos of Bent Creek Mountain Bike

trail: Green's Lick
0:26 |
528 |
Apr 12, 2020

trail: Green's Lick
0:45 |
229 |
Jun 1, 2019

trail: Green's Lick
0:07 |
370 |
Apr 16, 2019

trail: Ingles Field Gap
11:39 |
126 |
Nov 8, 2018

trail: Ingles Field Gap
0:16 |
248 |
Dec 22, 2017

trail: Green's Lick
4:04 |
528 |
Sep 9, 2014

trail: Sidehill
7:06 |
487 |
Nov 11, 2011

trail: Ingles Field Gap
7:31 |
663 |
Jul 10, 2011
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Explorer Loop Connector 337B | Jun 1, 2025 @ 11:36am Jun 1, 2025 | Variable | Mariah517IFY | ||
Explorer Loop Connector 337A | Jun 1, 2025 @ 11:36am Jun 1, 2025 | Variable | Mariah517IFY | ||
Ingles Field Gap | Jun 1, 2025 @ 11:36am Jun 1, 2025 | Variable | Mariah517IFY | ||
Green's Lick | May 14, 2025 @ 2:27pm May 14, 2025 | Dry | pcrump | ||
Northern Boundary Road 485 | Apr 27, 2025 @ 10:30am Apr 27, 2025 | Unknown | Goinriding Pisgah | ||
Homestead Trail | Apr 26, 2025 @ 12:34pm Apr 26, 2025 | Variable | BruceMcDowell | ||
Explorer/Pine Tree Connector | Apr 13, 2025 @ 12:11pm Apr 13, 2025 | Ideal | stompy24 | ||
Explorer Loop Lower | Apr 13, 2025 @ 12:11pm Apr 13, 2025 | Ideal | stompy24 | ||
Explorer Loop Upper | Apr 13, 2025 @ 12:11pm Apr 13, 2025 | Ideal | stompy24 | ||
Pine Tree Loop | Apr 13, 2025 @ 12:11pm Apr 13, 2025 | Ideal | stompy24 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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ddoern | wishlist | route | activity #74144662 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 6:01pm 13 hours |
acidtwiggy | difficultyvote | trail | activity #74097709 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 5:48am 1 day |
aliburt | vote | trail | activity #74029670 | Jun 18, 2025 @ 4:44am 2 days |
shredletterday | ridden | trail | activity #73919717 | Jun 16, 2025 @ 11:07am Jun 16, 2025 |
Nathanielglynn | wishlist | route | activity #73870892 | Jun 15, 2025 @ 2:04pm Jun 15, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Long ride up to Greenslick. I like the boring... | May 25, 2025 @ 7:27pm May 25, 2025 | ||
trail | I’d say this is more like a blue, but still... | May 25, 2025 @ 7:25pm May 25, 2025 | ||
trail | Great trail. I usually ride Bennett, Avery,... | May 25, 2025 @ 7:23pm May 25, 2025 | ||
trail | Blue trail not a black. | Dec 29, 2024 @ 3:28pm Dec 29, 2024 | ||
trail | Huge cluster of trees down as of 11/22,... | Nov 22, 2024 @ 1:41pm Nov 22, 2024 |
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Big Ride 30k3,240 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k750 awarded -
Top 10 Trails246 awarded -
10 Green Trails463 awarded -
Top 10 Trails148 awarded
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 54 | 60 miles | 6,532 ft | 24 miles | 1,562 ft | #168 | #78 | 193 | 1,884 | 50 | 55,811 | |
Horse | 10 | 14 miles | 1,306 ft | 5 miles | 1,562 ft | #32 | #25 | 526 | 4 | |||
Hike | 64 | 78 miles | 11,854 ft | 35 miles | 3,274 ft | #115 | #64 | 12 | 1,885 | 4 | 2,583 | |
Trail Running | 64 | 78 miles | 11,854 ft | 35 miles | 3,274 ft | #116 | #64 | 1 | 1,885 | 7 | 3,421 |
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