Wildcat Rock TrailTemporarily closed
A longtime local favorite that's still closed after Helene damage, with no reopening date announced yet. we'll flip this the moment it's back open.
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Bent Creek
Roughly thirty miles of singletrack southwest of town, running from gentle to genuinely technical, with trailheads at Hardtimes and the Arboretum. It's where locals go to ride or run when they don't feel like driving far.
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1577 Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC
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