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Ride Kanuga Makes Bike Park Riding Accessible Year-Round

Ride Kanuga bike park is located just outside Pisgah National Forest and offers progressive, expertly maintained trails that are e-bike friendly.

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8 Under the Radar Pisgah and Dupont Rides in Brevard, North Carolina

Brevard, North Carolina, is the epicenter for epic singletrack in the southeast. Between Pisgah National Forest and DuPont State Recreational Forest – which together boast almost 300 miles of trail – the options are nearly endless.

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The Gnarliest Technical MTB Trails in Pisgah National Forest

Pisgah National Forest is known for challenging mountain bike trails. These are 4 of the most technical rides in the area around Brevard, NC.

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8 Easy Mountain Bike Rides in Western North Carolina

If you want someone new to get hooked on mountain biking, I honestly can't think of a better trail system to do it than Jackrabbit.

Everything You Need to Know About Mountain Biking and Visiting Pisgah National Forest

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Pisgah National Forest: Everything You Need to Know About Mountain Biking and Visiting

Everything mountain bikers need to know about visiting and riding in Pisgah National Forest.

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Five2Ride: 5 of the Best Mountain Bike Trails in North Carolina, According to the Pros

North Carolina mountain bike industry locals including Neko Mulally weigh in on the must ride trails when visiting the Tarheel state.

546 Trails in North Carolina

Trail Name	Length (mi)	City
Black Diamond Natural (Hog Run/Harris Lake)	0.1	New Hill
Biltmore Estate Path (Biltmore Trails)	0.8	Asheville
Big Creek	4.8	Brevard
Beginner Loop (Hog Run/Harris Lake)	0.7	New Hill
Beaver Pond Trail (Durant Nature Park)	0.3	Raleigh
Bear Hollow (Northeast Park)	0.1	Greensboro
Bear Branch	0.8	Avery Creek
Bad Fork Trail / 227	0.4	Marion
Auger Hole Trail	4.2	Brevard
Antler Hill Road (Biltmore Trails)	0.6	Asheville
Alt Explorer / 377a (Bent Creek)	0.1	Asheville
Advanced Skills Loop (Hog Run/Harris Lake)	0.1	New Hill
Advanced Skills Lines (Hog Run/Harris Lake)	0.1	New Hill
Advanced Skill Park Access (Hog Run/Harris Lake)	0.0	New Hill
North Mills River #353	1.3	Mills River
Eagle Point Nature Preserve	3.0	Salisbury
Falcon Trail	5.0	Richfield
Elkin Creek and Iron Falls	4.0	Elkin
Haw River Community Park	1.0	Mebane
Spencer Branch (Spencer Gap)	2.0	Mills River
Piney Knob Trail System	4.0	Murphy
Laurel River	2.3	Hot Springs
Hicks Creek Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park)	0.7	Troutman
King Fisher Trail	1.0	Greensboro
Smith Lake	5.0	Fayetteville
SpearFinger (Fire Mountain Trail System)	1.1	Cherokee
Woodruff Ridge	2.0	Mortimer
Sinkhole	2.0	Mortimer
Yadkinville MTB Trail	3.0	Yadknville
Back Yard Trail - Farmbrook side (Back Yard Trails)	13.0	Charlotte
Slate Rock (102) (Pilot Cove-Slate Rocks / 102)	3.0	Brevard
Salisbury Community Park MTB Trail (Salisbury Community Park)	10.0	Salisbury
Beaucatcher Mountain Trails	5.0	Asheville
Dixie's Revenge	8.0	Asheville
New Vista Rd	2.0	Brevard
YellowGap Rd/1206	12.0	Brevard
Clawhammer/5058	6.0	Brevard
TDK trails	1.0	Charlotte
Morganton greenway	4.0	Morganton
Airport	6.0	Mtn View
Long Branch / Trail 116	2.4	Brevard
Ligon mill	5.0	Raleigh
Brevard Bike Path	3.0	Brevard
Brushy Creek (Bracken Preserve)	1.8	Brevard
Horse Cove Rd / FS 475C	6.0	Pisgah Forest
Clark-Park	0.0	Fayetteville
Pink Beds	3.1	Brevard
Great Wall #489 (Panthertown Valley)	2.0	Cashiers
North Road #453 (Panthertown Valley)	1.0	Cashiers
Deep Gap #449 (Panthertown Valley)	1.0	Cashiers

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5 of the best mountain bike trails in North Carolina

North Carolina is home to some of the best mountain biking on the East Coast. Here are 5 of the must-ride trails in the state.

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North Carolina's Big Branch Bike Park is about to double in mileage

Big Branch Bike Park near Jacksonville, NC, was so popular from day one, the locals decided they needed to double the singletrack mileage from 6 to 12.

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What are trail conditions in Pisgah National Forest near Brevard following Hurricane Helene? Learn about the groups that are cleaning up the forest and discover how you can help on your next visit.

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Beloved North Carolina trail system established in the 90s could be destroyed by developers

Mountain bikers in this growing region of North Carolina are facing a loss of 8 miles of singletrack in a county park due to commercial development.

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The best MTB trails in Western North Carolina are slowly reopening following Hurricane Helene

Thanks to a massive effort from Pisgah Area SORBA's sawyer crews and volunteers, trails in the Pisgah National Forest near Asheville, NC, are slowly reopening to mountain bikes.

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Seth Alvo of Berm Peak shares on-the-ground footage of Hurricane Helene devastation

Hurricane Helene was "a one in 1,000-year rain event." Seth Alvo of Berm Peak shares on-the-ground footage of the devastation.

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