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Avg Rating:	25 trail reviews
Status: Open updated 4/17/09 by twenty38e Closed Open Wet / Sketchy	Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 30 miles	Global Rank: #14
Tread: Other	Configuration: Other
Ridden: 190	Wishlist: 123
Avg. Speed: 7.8 mph	Avg. Time: 1hr 23min

 

Dupont State Forest in Brevard

 

  
reviewed by GoKite5 on July 26, 2010

Seems pretty close to IMBA Epic to me. Ran a great route recommended by local trail riders: up wolf branch, up ingles field, up north boundary, down greenslick, up sidehill, up little hickory top, down ingles field, down wolf branch. About 11 miles. Greenslick is a fantastic downhill!

  
reviewed by dplusdude on May 24, 2010

GREENSLICK IS THE BOMB! Kudos to the trail designer and people who maintain it.

  
reviewed by Bigal75 on May 9, 2010

Great Maze of trails, something for everyone - ranging from gravel roads to somewhat more technical climbs and descents. Beautiful area - Fantastic views on the high trails. Very nice extended downhill off the Ingles Field Gap, tho not for beginners.

  
reviewed by SophieWood on May 2, 2010

Bent Creek Rock!! Explorer Loop, Greens Lick, Sidehill, Boyd Branch -- something for everyone -- easy, moderate and rush wild!!

Similar Trail: North Mills River

  
reviewed by thesmellofiron on June 30, 2009

This weekend I made my second trip to Bent Creek and had a blast. It's a great place to ride. The explorer trail is my personal favorite. We rode Green's lick and it was everything it was advertised to be. The climb up was fairly brutal and the ride down was scary fast. Honestly I was in a bit over my head but kept my speed under control and was loved it.

* Review edited 6/30/2009

  
reviewed by robpit on December 13, 2008

Great singletrack.....VERY close to Asheville. Lots of diversity.

  
reviewed by natedogg on November 12, 2008

Recently drove down from Pittsburgh to ride in NC, and hit this network of trails for the second time. It's definitely an awesome network, but since my crew had only ridden one before, we probabaly didn't hit nearly everything that Bent Creek has to offer. Some long relatively moderate climbs for about 40-60min (depending on your riding level ) to start, followed by one of the best downhills I've ever ridden. Huge berms built in to the trail, tabletop jumps, and fast, fast, fast!! Other than the downhill not very technical, very scenic though, and a place you could spend all afternoon riding.

* Review edited 11/12/2008

  
reviewed by dawgys on October 30, 2008

Lot's O fun..a ton of different options, if its your first time, make sure you leave yourself an entire afternoon to explore, there are trails everywhere...park at the first trail head on the right and don't pay to go into the the day use area. Grip N Rip!!!

  
reviewed by johnnyzoom on September 29, 2008

Beautiful Single track ridge riding. Worth a trip as you can ride all day....

  
reviewed by gcarlson on June 17, 2008

Awesome trails interconnecting with a main fireroad. Watch the edge though, sometimes it sneaks up on ya!!!

  
reviewed by EZ-E on April 17, 2008

Link to a great trailmap for the Bent Creek Trails(in Adobe ".pdf" format): http://maps.wncoutdoors.info/images/bentcreek/bentcreek.pdf

Similar Trail: DuPont, Tsali

  
reviewed by AthensGuy on July 21, 2007

great trail! Today was my first time there. Rode almost every loop. Great workout........lots of opportunities to jump, great climbs, not too much technical stuff.

  
reviewed by ositoking on May 7, 2007

I rode here last weekend. There is such great scenery here. There are many trails to choose from. No hard climbs either, they are mainly just gradual climbs. Fast downhills with jumps. If you are not such an expert rider, control your brakes. Speed can be deadly here.

  
reviewed by barpn_haga on April 13, 2007

These trails are very exciting. Beautiful views, fast downhills, long but easy climbs. Great for the beginner rider.

Similar Trail: dupont

  
reviewed by k2pooh on January 15, 2007

It's all about getting up to the top so you can bomb down Green Licks... and it is so worth it. It takes about 45 min. to ride up and about 15min. down. The entire mtn. biking area is in a bowl so it's almost imposible to get lost with the expansive network of well marked trails. We rode there on 12/5/06, the temp. was perfect, a few people here and there and the perfect smothie only minutes away. Sounds like paradise to me :-)

* Review edited 1/15/2007

Similar Trail: Chilhowee, Tenn.

  
reviewed by rocketbracket on October 26, 2006

bring your climbing legs. great in town trails . lots of climbs and downhills and flats. for me green slick and explorer sections were the most fun, riding them downhill ofcourse. they are also probably the hardest sections in bent creek. carry a map or go with locals so you dont waste time looking for best ride. there is also small lake with sandy beach roped of for swimming. watch out for hikers with dogs place look like a dog pound.

Similar Trail: tanasi, chilhowee

  
reviewed by mpxdrummer on July 1, 2006

I agree with the last post...Greens Lick is an awesome "roller coaster" type downhill. My personal favorite at Bent Creek. Very steep and fast with great jumps, but not technical. If you want technical, the best thing at bent creek is Sidehill and Lower Sidehill (although still not too bad).

  
reviewed by pisgah_puma on June 30, 2006

Great Single track, and so close to Asheville. The new GREENSLICKS trails is some of the fastest, sweetest singletrack I have been on...huge jumps. Those not week of heart need to stay to Bent Creek's more gnarly north side home of Ingles Field Gap, Greenslicks, and Sidehill.

  
reviewed by mountainzen on March 21, 2006

Can get lost here. Lots of climbs. Dank forest. Trail map is a little confusing and not great trail markings. Ride for days in here.

  
reviewed by chuckreck on January 31, 2006

Still a beginner, we chose the explorer loop. Well, missed the turn off at the beginning and rode the trail in reverse. Guess what? We wound up draging our bikes up the downhill section of the advanced upper explorer extention. What a blast riding down the other way though! We realized what happened when the trail got familar and we saw the missed turn. confusing huh? Great time, very wet in spots.

Similar Trail: Tsali

  
reviewed by petersbike on June 9, 2005

What a great area. spent the summer of 2004 riding out of Asheville. Good uphills and downhills. Fire roads can connect you with the North Davidson area trails. Make sure you ride up to five points, then point that baby downhill and soak it in.

Similar Trail: Buffalo creek trail system.

  
reviewed by smilie on January 17, 2005

long climbs but great downhill need at least two days to explore more trails

  
reviewed by smilie on January 17, 2005

long climbs but great downhill need at least two days to explore more trails

  
reviewed by hardtailer on June 13, 2004

Awesome trails! Camped at Lake Powhatan about twenty minutes from Asheville. It's great when you awake next to the trailhead. Awesome climbs lead to rewarding downhills. If you have to walk your bike up to to enjoy the ride down, do it. Grab a breakfast or a beer in Asheville and dream about becoming a native.

  
reviewed by reh on April 9, 2004

Nice system. I wish that I had more time to explore and enjoy. Wide range of trail types and difficulty to enjoy. I like climbing and there are 1 mile + climbs here.

Similar Trail: Dupont State Park.

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