14.5 miles
Distance
2,108 ft
Climb
-2,134 ft
Descent
3,324 ft
High Point
A long climb to benefit the best downhill Bent Creek has to offer.
Detailed Description
Bent creek Black Trails is a 15 mile popular expert route located near Bent Creek North Carolina. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 11 trails. This route climbs 2,108 ft with a max elevation of 3,324 ft then descends -2,134 ft.
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Trails in Route
1 mile | |||||
6 miles | |||||
2 miles | |||||
4,524 ft | |||||
1 mile | |||||
2 miles | |||||
823 ft | |||||
1 mile | |||||
1,801 ft |
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Bike typeAM
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More Stats for Bent creek Black Trails mountain bike route
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Avg time1 hr 52 min
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Altitude change-26 ft
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Altitude min2,134 ft
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Altitude start2,174 ft
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Altitude end2,149 ft
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Grade max-39.1%
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Grade min20.5%
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Distance climb7 miles
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Distance down7 miles
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Distance flat2,461 ft
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youtuber

Mountain Biking Green's Lick at Bent Creek
trail: Green's Lick
13:54 | 1612 | comments: 0 | favs:
Nov 14, 2018
youtuber

Ingles Field Gap - Does Brenda Need A Bigger Bike?
trail: Ingles Field Gap
12:56 | 447 | comments: 0 | favs:
Dec 20, 2021
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
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Dec 27, 2024 @ 12:48pm Dec 27, 2024 |
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