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Region Details
- 268
- 37
- 177
- 316
- 91
- 13
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,734
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 903
- Trails E-Bike
- 185
- Trails Horse
- 329
- Trails Hike
- 1,650
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,592
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 16
- Trails Observed Trials
- 9
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 27
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 40
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 17
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 55
- Total Distance
- 3,058 miles
- Total Descent
- 552,910 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,774 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,644 ft
- Reports
- 16,863
- Photos
- 4,102
- Ridden Counter
- 451,018
Articles
BWR Asheville 2023: Sunshine and dusty backroads
Jun 13, 2023 from other
A photo gallery recap of the 2023 BWR Asheville gravel event in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
The 5 Best New Thru-Hikes to Start Planning Now
Jan 4, 2022 from backpacker.com
Start planning to hike these in-progress U.S. trails in 2022.
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.
Video: Neko Mulally Tests Tires with Kenda
Jan 20, 2021 from pinkbike.com
Neko Mulally rides and gives feedback on some of the tires that Kenda has been working on.
Sub Regions
- Nantahala National Forest (109)
- Bryson City (32)
- Cashiers (15)
- Panthertown Valley (15)
- Cherokee (15)
- Fire Mountain Trails (13)
- Cullowhee (11)
- Caney Fork (2)
- Wayehuta ORV Park (1)
- WCU Trail System (8)
- Fontana Dam (14)
- Robbinsville (14)
- Northwest (132)
- Blowing Rock (4)
- Boone (34)
- Elk Knob State Park (0)
- Rocky Knob Park (21)
- Jefferson (0)
- Lenoir (9)
- Boone Fork Area (2)
- Zacks Fork (8)
- Little Switzerland (3)
- Marion (17)
- Woods Mountain (11)
- Morganton (19)
- Mortimer (9)
- Wilson Creek (9)
- Old Fort (28)
- Camp Grier (2)
- Curtis Creek (4)
- Gateway Trail System (12)
- Kitsuma Peak (5)
- Pisgah (424)
- Bent Creek (55)
- Brevard (123)
- Candler (9)
- Alex's Forest (9)
- Cedar Mountain (91)
- Elkin (12)
- Flat Rock (19)
- Hendersonville (30)
- Jonesville (7)
- Mills River (37)
- North Mills River (25)
- South Mills River (10)
- The Riveter (0)
- Saluda (1)
- Swannanoa (15)
- Walnut Grove (0)
- Zirconia (12)
- Ride Rock Creek (12)
- Middle Prong Wilderness (1)
- Asheville (67)
- Big Ivy (Coleman Boundary) (10)
- Biltmore Estate (10)
- Kolo Bike Park (22)
- Richmond Hill (12)
- Shope Creek (1)
- Banner Elk (1)
- Canton (25)
- Franklin (32)
- Hayesville (20)
- Highlands (0)
- Lake Lure (5)
- Mars Hill (2)
- Mars Hill (12)
- Bald Mountains (12)
- Murphy (21)
- Piney Knob (5)
- Ramsey Bluff (0)
- Sugar Mountain (7)
- Wilkesboro (25)
- Beech Mountain Bike Park (14)
- Emerald Outback (15)
Popular Mountains Region (NC) Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeline Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Jim Branch Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Hooker Creek Trail Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Hilltop Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Black Mountain Trail (Lower) Pisgah / Brevard | |||
| Hickory Mountain Loop Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Big Rock Trail Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Cedar Rock Trail Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Isaac Heath Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Burnt Mountain Trail Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Black Mountain Trail (Middle) Pisgah / Brevard | |||
| Maxwell Cove Pisgah / Brevard | |||
| Jim Branch Alt Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Lake Imaging Road Dupont State Recreational Forest | |||
| Wolf Branch Bent Creek Experimental Forest |
Mountains Region (NC) Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 3rd Coast Enduro Series - Brevard Enduro Presented by Terrapin Beer Co. Brevard | 19 miles | |
| Kitsuma Kitsuma Peak | 9 miles | |
| BikeTransylvania: Maxwell to Black Mountain trail Brevard | 9 miles | |
| #11- Clawhammer/Middle/Lower Black -Roam Fest East Crankjoy Route Brevard | 9 miles | |
| Ridgeline Loop Cedar Mountain | 5 miles | |
| Bent Creek Loop w/ Green's Lick and Ingles Field Gap Bent Creek | 12 miles | |
| Mills River - Spencer Upper & Fletcher Mills River | 10 miles | |
| Bent Creek North Bent Creek Experimental Forest | 14 miles | |
| Quick DuPont Loop W/ Hickory Mountain Loop Dupont State Recreational Forest | 7 miles | |
| Trace Ridge Candler | 8 miles |
Photos of Mountains Region (NC) Mountain Bike
trail: Tortuga
295 |
Nov 2, 2020 @ 10:24am
Nov 2, 2020
trail: Tortuga
392 |
Jul 27, 2020 @ 10:42pm
Jul 27, 2020
trail: Big Rock Trail
657 |
Apr 20, 2020 @ 4:29pm
Apr 20, 2020
trail: Warrior Creek
311 |
Dec 7, 2017 @ 3:33pm
Dec 7, 2017
trail: Warrior Creek
235 |
Jun 16, 2017 @ 12:58pm
Jun 16, 2017Videos of Mountains Region (NC) Mountain Bike
trail: Reasonover Creek Connector
4 |
Jul 23, 2024
trail: Henderson Reservoir Road
3 |
Jul 23, 2024
trail: Bridal Veil Falls Trail
4 |
Jul 23, 2024
trail: Bridal Veil Falls Trail
2 |
Jul 23, 2024
trail: Bridal Veil Falls Trail
2 |
Jul 23, 2024
trail: Avery Creek Trail
65 |
May 17, 2024
trail: Stampede
94 |
Nov 27, 2023
trail: Daniel Ridge
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Nov 4, 2023
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrel Gap South Mills River | Aug 26, 2024 @ 5:24am Aug 26, 2024 | Variable | enzodiolevano | Two very large trees have uprooted and... |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| update | event | activity #58753803 | Sep 12, 2024 @ 11:21am 39 mins | |
| sXTpUP | comment | trail | activity #58750575 | Sep 12, 2024 @ 10:15am 2 hours |
| mcdowelltourism | wishlist | trail | activity #58749583 | Sep 12, 2024 @ 9:56am 2 hours |
| AJCycles | wishlist | route | activity #58749480 | Sep 12, 2024 @ 9:54am 2 hours |
| Krumkake44 | comment | trail | activity #58746676 | Sep 12, 2024 @ 8:54am 3 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Ok | Sep 12, 2024 @ 10:15am 2 hours | ||
| trail | Its got some really fun chunk and fast... | Sep 12, 2024 @ 8:54am 3 hours | ||
| report | So exciting! | Sep 11, 2024 @ 3:08pm 21 hours | ||
| trail | IMHO this is the best trail in North Mills... | Sep 11, 2024 @ 10:55am 1 day | ||
| report | About 3/4 of the way to the top, there is a... | Sep 2, 2024 @ 5:50pm Sep 2, 2024 |
Local Badges
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The Farlow Badge223 awarded -
Full Black - Full Enchilada 2.0305 awarded -
10 Blue Trails2,179 awarded -
Big Ride 30k6,603 awarded -
Big Ride 30k10,596 awarded -
10 Black Trails839 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ride Kanuga Bike Park | bike park | Hendersonville | |
| Beech Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Beech Mountain | |
| Bailey Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Mars Hill | |
| Ride Rock Creek | bike park | Zirconia | |
| Kolo Bike Park | bike park | Asheville |
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Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
- G5 Trail Collective
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- Park Tool Company
- Sycamore Cycles
- Northwest NC Mtn. Bike Alliance
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- Dror Bezalel
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- Patrons of Berm Park
- Diamondback Bicycles
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- G5 Trail Collective
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- Park Tool Company
- Sycamore Cycles
- Northwest NC Mtn. Bike Alliance
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- Dror Bezalel
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- Patrons of Berm Park
- Diamondback Bicycles
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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 | 903 | 1,498 mile | 236,900 ft | 673 miles | 5,010 ft | 3,728 | 16,770 | 460 | 305,703 | |||
| E-Bike | 185 | 322 miles | 47,365 ft | 138 miles | 4,551 ft | 9 | 9,601 | 5 | 6,704 | |||
| Horse | 329 | 746 miles | 109,314 ft | 296 miles | 4,852 ft | 3 | 4,248 | 3 | 44 | |||
| Hike | 1,650 | 3,012 miles | 531,673 ft | 1,306 mile | 5,774 ft | 339 | 16,260 | 25 | 27,875 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,592 | 2,846 miles | 500,361 ft | 1,238 mile | 5,774 ft | 4 | 16,253 | 24 | 9,603 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 16 | 74 miles | 9,078 ft | 28 miles | 3,294 ft | 2 | 2,462 | 44 | ||||
| Observed Trials | 9 | 39 miles | 4,058 ft | 11 miles | 3,291 ft | 174 | 54 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 27 | 141 miles | 16,837 ft | 54 miles | 4,669 ft | 2,462 | 1 | 52 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 5 | 29 miles | 2,185 ft | 6 miles | 3,291 ft | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 40 | 59 miles | 6,739 ft | 20 miles | 4,104 ft | 107 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 8 miles | 1,650 ft | 4 miles | 827 ft | 2 | 1,014 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 17 | 33 miles | 5,676 ft | 14 miles | 2,848 ft | 12 | 92 | 43 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 55 | 72 miles | 7,228 ft | 23 miles | 3,360 ft | 106 | 62 |
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