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Trail Ridden Direction
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Panthertown Valley is one of the most spectacular areas in the southeast with cascading waterfalls, trout streams, panoramic views, sheer granite cliffs, the headwaters and the east fork of the Tuckaseegee River, and biologically diverse habitats for wildlife and rare plant species.
Panthertown Valley, often referred to as “the Yosemite of the East”, is a popular 6,295 acre backcountry recreation area. Panthertown has more than thirty miles of U.S. Forest Service backcountry roads and trails in the Nantahala National Forest. Visitors can enjoy deep gorges and broad valleys, mountain bogs and granitic rock domes, tranquil creeks and plunging waterfalls.
Because of its outstanding geologic formations, forests, streams and native plant life, Panthertown is designated as a Blue Ridge National Heritage Area natural heritage site and by The Wilderness Society as one of North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures.
Panthertown Valley, often referred to as “the Yosemite of the East”, is a popular 6,295 acre backcountry recreation area. Panthertown has more than thirty miles of U.S. Forest Service backcountry roads and trails in the Nantahala National Forest. Visitors can enjoy deep gorges and broad valleys, mountain bogs and granitic rock domes, tranquil creeks and plunging waterfalls.
Because of its outstanding geologic formations, forests, streams and native plant life, Panthertown is designated as a Blue Ridge National Heritage Area natural heritage site and by The Wilderness Society as one of North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures.
source: Friends of Panthertown
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
10 trails
- Hike
11 trails
- Trail Running
11 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 1
- 7
Region Status
Open as of May 20, 2021Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 11
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 11
- Trails Trail Running
- 11
- Trails Horse
- 7
- Total Distance
- 26 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,266 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,162 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,433 ft
- Reports
- 4
- Photos
- 18
- Ridden Counter
- 306
Popular Panthertown Valley Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Photos of Panthertown Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Mac's Gap Trail
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Jun 21, 2020 @ 7:37pm
Jun 21, 2020
trail: Mac's Gap Trail
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Jun 21, 2020 @ 7:36pm
Jun 21, 2020
trail: Blackrock Trail
80 |
Jul 25, 2019 @ 7:51pm
Jul 25, 2019
trail: Panthertown Valley Trail
74 |
Jul 25, 2019 @ 11:32am
Jul 25, 2019
trail: Panthertown Valley Trail
71 |
Jul 25, 2019 @ 11:30am
Jul 25, 2019
trail: Panthertown Valley Trail
74 |
Jul 25, 2019 @ 11:28am
Jul 25, 2019
trail: Panthertown Valley Trail
71 |
Jul 25, 2019 @ 11:27am
Jul 25, 2019
trail: Panthertown Valley Trail
62 |
Jul 25, 2019 @ 11:26am
Jul 25, 2019Videos of Panthertown Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Panthertown Valley Trail
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Nov 23, 2020 , Cashiers
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Trail | Mar 7, 2020 @ 1:41pm Mar 7, 2020 | Variable | saerotta NA-SORBA | ||
| Devil's Elbow Trail | Nov 18, 2018 @ 11:50am Nov 18, 2018 | Variable | densonhenry |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wthortho | ridden | trail | Rattlesnake Knob Trail | Jun 14, 2021 @ 7:13pm 23 hours |
| scarletridge | ridden | trail | Rattlesnake Knob Trail | Nov 28, 2020 @ 3:28pm Nov 28, 2020 |
 | Panthertown | add | video | Friends of Panthertown - Volunteers Welcome! | Nov 23, 2020 @ 3:05pm Nov 23, 2020 |
| SaltyVanillaGorilla | ridden | trail | Panthertown Valley Trail and 1 more | Oct 23, 2020 @ 10:02am Oct 23, 2020 |
 | mtbwanderer | ridden | trail | Powerline Road Trail and 3 more | Sep 23, 2020 @ 12:26pm Sep 23, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Not open for bikes where meets w Mac gap. No... | May 25, 2020 @ 4:34pm May 25, 2020 | ||
| trail | Not all open to bikes. | May 25, 2020 @ 4:32pm May 25, 2020 | ||
| trail | Challenging for me. Plenty of times I had to... | May 25, 2020 @ 4:29pm May 25, 2020 | ||
| trail | I have ridden the Black Mountain trail (by... | Jul 25, 2019 @ 11:25am Jul 25, 2019 | ||
| trail | Fast and flowing trail with some wide open... | Jul 25, 2019 @ 11:22am Jul 25, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | 1 | 0 km | |||
| Gorges State Park | 1 | 8.6 km | |||
| Caney Fork | 11.4 km | ||||
| Middle Prong Wilderness | 12 km | ||||
| WCU Trail System | 4 | 3 | 13.8 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 10 | 25 miles | 4,137 ft | 12 miles | 1,161 ft | #6,462 | #2,962 | 15 | 4 | 32 | ||
| Hike | 11 | 26 miles | 4,265 ft | 13 miles | 1,161 ft | #5,855 | #2,859 | 3 | 3 | 35 | ||
| Trail Running | 11 | 26 miles | 4,265 ft | 13 miles | 1,161 ft | #5,848 | #2,852 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Horse | 7 | 15 miles | 2,254 ft | 8 miles | 876 ft |
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