Western North Carolina Mountain Biking Trailheads

Find a Place to Ride!

MTB WNC's Trailheads are hubs, or areas, where several trails are clustered together or in a network. More than Wikipedia's definition of a Trailhead as "the point at which a trail starts", a Trailhead here could be a campground, a convenient parking area where several trails start, a river basin, an isolated park, or simply a group of trails convenient to one another. The US Forest Service has been referring to these as Trail Complexes in its recent Trail Strategy process.

Historically, cities located near the starting point for major paths were also called Trailheads. For this site, a Trailhead can be any of these, but represents a place where you can spend a day or more exploring mountain biking trails without driving too far (or at all!).

Federal Lands

• Pisgah National Forest

  • Pisgah Ranger District
    • Bent Creek
    • Mills River
    • Davidson River
  • Appalachian Ranger District
    • Big Ivy (Coleman Boundary)
    • Hot Springs

• Nantahala National Forest

  • Cheoah Ranger District
    • Tsali Recreation Area
  • Nantahala Ranger District
    • Panthertown Valley
  • Tusquitee Ranger District
    • Hanging Dog (Ramsey Bluff Trail System)
    • Jackrabbit Mountain Trail System

• US Army Corps of Engineers

  • W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
    • Dark Mountain Trails
      • Fish Dam Creek Trail
      • Overmountain Victory Trail
      • Warrior Creek Trails

State Lands

• DuPont State Forest
• South Mountains State Park

City/County Lands

• City of Asheville
  • Richmond Hill Park
• City of Boone
  • Rocky Knob Park
• City of Brevard
  • Bracken Preserve
• Town of Canton
  • Rough Creek Watershed (External Site)
• Buncombe County
  • Alexander Park

Private Lands

• Sugar Mountain
• Beech Mountain
• Bailey Mountain

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