The Best Mountain Bike Trails in North Carolina (United States)

DuPont xmas Eve ride 2011

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Billy the Fish

Distance

8.95mi

Elevation +

1286f

TrailRank

36

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DuPont Fawn Lake Parking lot Xmas eve ride. L on Fawn Lake L on Mine Mountain L on Laurel Ridge L on Shoals Trail R on Corn Mill follow L to Bridal Veil Falls back out on Corn Mill L on Shelter Rock R on Conservation Rd,...

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MOSTAH MILLS PISGAH NATIONAL PARK near Asheville JULY 2020

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VilmaPro

Distance

20.84mi

Elevation +

2454f

TrailRank

32

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30kms + of amazing trails. Long and hard climbs but big part on doubletrack (carreteril) and it's got a traverse at the top that could be one of my favorite trail sections, flow, rocky, technical and doable, and full tra...

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Mountain Bike Mania Route

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Randall MTB

Distance

53.86mi

Elevation +

4724f

TrailRank

32

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A long gravel grinder following the Mountain Bike Mania Route from 2002, minus the road ride at the beginning. 1. Beginning at a parking pull off on Brown Mountain Beech Road, the route parallels Wilson Creek on a rel...

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DuPont Forest Peyre and Randy Dec 2011

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Billy the Fish

Distance

9.49mi

Elevation +

2113f

TrailRank

31| 4.67

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DuPont Forest Peyre and Randy Dec 2011, Single track loops slick rock, fast winding trail, Cascade Lake trail not yet on office Maps new trail.

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asheville-dupont mountain park pisgah forest-carolina del norte 1-11-15

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rutadura

Distance

13.84mi

Elevation +

1640f

TrailRank

99| 5.0

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Si alguna vez he tenido que pasar horas delante de la pantalla divisando rutas, caminos, ríos, lagos, montañas, sendas y un sin fin de puntos para consultar tracks y configurar los propios en un territorio muy lejos del ...

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Tsali Left and Right Loops IMBA Epic near Almond in North Carolina

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VilmaPro

Distance

23.54mi

Elevation +

4383f

TrailRank

28

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Best would be to google IMBA Epic Tsali Left and Right Loops. This is an Epic track by the mountain bike association so description is thorough. Some details when doing this: it's tough. I did the left loop first, which...

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Tsali Mouse Branch and Thompson Loops IMBA Epic near Almond in North Carolina

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VilmaPro

Distance

14.03mi

Elevation +

2464f

TrailRank

28

Best would be to google IMBA Epic Tsali Mouse Branch and Thompson Loops. This is an Epic track by the mountain bike association so description by them in their sites is thorough. So it is at MTBPROJECT.com. Where I found...

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ORAMM Training Route

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Randall MTB

Distance

37.44mi

Elevation +

5568f

TrailRank

25

A ORAMM training route including the major climb up Curtis Creek road and the decent on Heartbreak Ridge. The climb up Curtis Creek road is about a two hour gravel grind. There is water at a spring on the right (campgrou...

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NORTHERN LOOP PISGAH NATIONAL PARK near Asheville NC JULY 2020

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VilmaPro

Distance

13.27mi

Elevation +

1962f

TrailRank

24

Huge climb... first doubletrack, then single track... then the singletrack closes more and more to a point you feel your are breaking through branches and bushes... "rompiendo monte" in a way. Hard. Long. Doable. then...

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South Moutnains State Park MTB Route, NC

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Randall MTB

Distance

16.27mi

Elevation +

4364f

TrailRank

23

Sixteen miles of climbing fire roads, water break jumps on the decents, and a creek crossing (wet feet) towards the end. This is a great place to get a workout on your mountain bike when the single track is wet or the te...

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2010 Swank 65 MTB Race

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Randall MTB

Distance

38.15mi

Elevation +

6827f

TrailRank

23

Great Race in Pisgah National Forrest near Bervard, NC. The Farlow Gap trail is one to be respected...

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DuPont Loop

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Billy the Fish

Distance

9.31mi

Elevation +

1207f

TrailRank

22

Start at Corn Mill Shoals Parking lot make a left onto Cascade Lake road to L on Rock Quarry L on Buck ridge Road, L on Micajah Trail, R on Rock Quarry L on Cascade Lake Road just past Pine Tree Make a right very short t...

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Jump off rock

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Nicolas Dominkovics

Distance

3.19mi

Elevation +

1381f

TrailRank

21

From newfoundland gap parking, Appalachian trail east 2.7 miles to boulevard trail junction left for .4 additional. Look for sign to jump off rock

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CR Base Camp to waterfall on Searcy Creek Rd

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mariana.rdz.s

Distance

9.96mi

Elevation +

1257f

TrailRank

19

Beautiful ride to a gorgeous hidden waterfall on the Long Branch Creek. From NCOBS CR Base Camp turn left at the gate, follow 471 to Gloucester Gap and turn right to 475. Follow to gate on 475D. Go past gate and into Cem...

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MTB Ride in Brevard with Dave

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Randall MTB

Distance

45.53mi

Elevation +

9911f

TrailRank

19

Clawhammer road > Pilot Rock > Laural Mountain > Laural Creek > Squirrel Gap > South Mills River > Buckhorn Gap > Clawhammer Road

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2011 PMBAR with Anne

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Randall MTB

Distance

67.70mi

Elevation +

8474f

TrailRank

19

A difficult ride due to the 20-30 river crossings on South Mills River trail and the Bradley Creek trail. Overall a great day in the woods.

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Harpers Creek Falls Trail (Wilsons Creek area)

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Randall MTB

Distance

14.35mi

Elevation +

1772f

TrailRank

16

A great short ride in the Wilson's Creek Area! The first hour is a gravel grind up a fire road with a fun slightly technical downhill run back to the parking area. There is a creek crossing (wet feet) towards the end of ...

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Warriors Creek

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JTCZJ

Distance

12.44mi

Elevation +

3176f

TrailRank

16

This is an unfinished ride on Warriors Creek MTB trail, outside of Wilkesboro, NC, near the Kerr Scott resevoir.

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Easy Mountain Biking Route up from Montreat

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Andrew Polich

Distance

1.46mi

Elevation +

1017f

TrailRank

12

This is an easy route up to the toll road. A bit of a burner in the beginning but saves time and saves the confusing forks on Rainbow Mountain/just below Lookout. Here's an awesome video of how the latter part of the ...

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Buck Forest Road

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cblew

Distance

2.45mi

Elevation +

249f

TrailRank

12

Properties:, name: Buck Forest Road, segment: Buck Forest Road - Conservation Road to Chestnut Oak Road, mapid: 104, type: trail

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Purser Husley Matthews

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DavGVal

Distance

1.26mi

Elevation +

49f

TrailRank

12

It have a nice mix of levels. From Easy to Moderate. It is a short trail therefore you might have to ride two or three times at least.

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2014-03-30 San Lee Park-Sanford NC (US) Arreglat

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XaviCht

Distance

9.17mi

Elevation +

3222f

TrailRank

31

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San Lee Park (Versió en Català al final/Catalan version at the end) I arrived at 9:30, with a GT Avalanche 3, practically brand new, in the boot of the rental car. A very kind colleague had lent me his XC bike the ...

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JACK RABBIT Trail (Hiawassee)

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baffoulos

Distance

11.53mi

Elevation +

476f

TrailRank

29

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Si estáis atravesando los Apalaches y estáis cerca de Hiawassee y queréis una ruta sencilla pero toda sin asfalto este es un sitio muy popular. Como toda la naturaleza en los USA está muy bien señalizado con rutas de dif...

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Avery/Black

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epicrides

Distance

22.59mi

Elevation +

5141f

TrailRank

28

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Avery/Black

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pink beds

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epicrides

Distance

8.76mi

Elevation +

886f

TrailRank

28

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pink beds

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