Mountain Bike

25.1 miles

Distance

3,346 ft

Climb

-3,316 ft

Descent

3,326 ft

High Point

Fun run at Bent Creek Experimental Forest with a lot of climbing and a ton of fun descents. Featuring Green's Lick and Ingles Field Gap, this course is 25 miles long and contains over 3,300 feet of climbing. Recommended for serious riders only.

Detailed Description

Bent Creek Fun Run is a 25 mile popular expert route located near Bent Creek North Carolina. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 12 trails. This route climbs 3,346 ft with a max elevation of 3,326 ft then descends -3,316 ft.

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Pisgah Area SORBA (www.pisgahareasorba.org)

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Trails in Route

	Homestead Trail				2,073 ft
	Small Creek Trail				899 ft
	Explorer Loop Upper				5,013 ft
	Lower Sidehill (Western)				2 miles
	Sidehill				4,199 ft
	Ingles Field Gap				2 miles
	Hard Times Connector				246 ft
	Hard Times Connector				3,412 ft
	Boyd Branch				3,209 ft
	Northern Boundary Road 485				4 miles
	Green's Lick				2 miles
	Lower Sidehill (Eastern)				3,320 ft

Details

Riding area

Bent Creek Experimental Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for Bent Creek Fun Run mountain bike route

Altitude min

2,121 ft
Altitude start

2,168 ft
Altitude end

2,198 ft
Grade max

-41.2%
Grade min

41.7%
Distance climb

12 miles
Distance down

12 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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trail	date	description
Ingles Field Gap	Jul 12, 2025 @ 4:51am Jul 12, 2025	Tree across trail
Green's Lick	Jul 5, 2025 @ 7:45pm Jul 5, 2025
Northern Boundary Road 485	Apr 27, 2025 @ 10:30am Apr 27, 2025	Tree down reporter
Homestead Trail	Apr 26, 2025 @ 12:34pm Apr 26, 2025
Explorer Loop Upper	Apr 13, 2025 @ 12:11pm Apr 13, 2025