1.7 miles
Distance
19 ft
Climb
-462 ft
Descent
00:10:23
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Ingles Field Gap Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Bent Creek Experimental Forest
    Bent Creek, North Carolina
  • Ref Number
    #150
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (9 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T3 Demanding Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    When Open
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #863 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #6003 in Trail Running
    • #31979 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    U.S. Forest Service

Mountain Biking Trail: Mountain biking and hiking trail. Bikers please yield to hikers. (Sections of trail open for equestrian use; from Ingles Field Connector to Ledford Branch Rd.)

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ingles Field Gap multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -443 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,448 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,891 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,891 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,448 ft
  • Grade
    -5%
  • Grade max
    -19.4%
  • Grade min
    5.9%
  • Distance climb
    577 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    325 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:22:55
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on Dec 6, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.33 (36 votes)
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      Ingles Field Gap Trail Reports

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      Dec 6, 2024 @ 1:10pm
      Dec 6, 2024
      Nov 15, 2024 @ 7:36am
      Nov 15, 2024
      		 Craters have been filled or bypasses created. Trail is in good shape. Kudos to the trail builders.
      Oct 22, 2024 @ 6:06pm
      Oct 22, 2024
      		 This trail was majorly impacted my fallen trees from Hurricane Helene. There are four big four foot deep craters caused by falling trees ripping...
      Sep 11, 2024 @ 12:53pm
      Sep 11, 2024
      Sep 4, 2024 @ 1:05pm
      Sep 4, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 8 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 211 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,963 rides
      • Last: Dec 10, 2024

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      Oct 22, 2024 @ 3:50pm
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      Jun 30, 2020 @ 3:41pm
      Jun 30, 2020
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      Feb 17, 2020 @ 8:14am
      Feb 17, 2020

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