541 ft
Distance
-32 ft
Descent
00:01:05
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Bent Creek Experimental Forest
    Bent Creek, North Carolina
  • Ref Number
    337A
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #6923 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #27577 in Trail Running
    • #8780 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

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Explorer Loop Alternate is a 541 ft popular blue mixed family friendly trail located near Bent Creek North Carolina. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 0 ft blue climb. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Explorer Loop Alternate multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -32 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,355 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,387 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,387 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,356 ft
  • Grade
    -5.9%
  • Grade max
    -12%
  • Grade min
    -3.2%
  • Distance down
    541 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:05
  • Avg reverse time
    00:01:52
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on Nov 13, 2023
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      Nov 13, 2023 @ 3:45am
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      Jun 22, 2023 @ 11:22am
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      Jun 9, 2023 @ 7:57am
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      May 31, 2023 @ 12:35pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 17 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 743 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 6,003 rides
      • Last: Nov 27, 2023

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      May 18, 2019 @ 12:06pm
      May 18, 2019

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