2,191 ft
Distance
1 ft
Climb
-136 ft
Descent
00:02:26
Avg time

479H Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Bent Creek Experimental Forest
    Bent Creek, North Carolina
  • Ref Number
    479H
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #72631 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31754 in Trail Running
    • #16046 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    U.S. Forest Service

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479H is a 2,191 ft moderately popular blue singletrack family friendly trail located near Bent Creek North Carolina. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 1 ft green climb. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 479H multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -135 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,277 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,414 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,414 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,279 ft
  • Grade max
    -8.697%
  • Grade min
    0.952%
  • Distance climb
    132 ft
  • Distance down
    2,060 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:26
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:38
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on Dec 6, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 4 (2 votes)
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      479H Trail Reports

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      Dec 6, 2021 @ 7:17am
      Dec 6, 2021
      Aug 27, 2021 @ 2:28pm
      Aug 27, 2021
      Aug 18, 2021 @ 4:04pm
      Aug 18, 2021
      		 reporter Due to the heavy rainfalls from Tropical Storm Fred the USFS has closed all trails and roads in the Pisgah Ranger District till they can inspect...
      May 30, 2021 @ 3:29am
      May 30, 2021
      Jan 1, 2021 @ 9:41am
      Jan 1, 2021
      		 reporter With the freeze/thaw before the Christmas and New Year Holidays accompanied with the rains the Pisgah area has received recently trails will be...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 162 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,698 rides
      • Last: Jul 24, 2021

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