Off the Beaten Track Vol. 2: A Guide to Mountain Biking in Western North Carolina-Pisgah
  In 1992, when Jim Parham wrote Off the Beaten Track, Vol. II: A Guide to Mountain Biking in Western North Carolina-Pisgah, it was the first trail guide to one of the Southeast's oldest and most popular mountain biking destinations.
Now after a decade in print, Parham has revised, expanded, and updated this guide to include a total of 62 rides.
You'll find all the favorites from the original edition, plus routes from Bent Creek, the newly extablished Dupont State Forest, and more.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Using This Guide
- Pisgah National Forest
- Locator Map
- Trail Advocacy
DAVIDSON RIVER AREA
- Thrift Cove
- Sycamore Cove
- North Slope
- Pressley Gap
- Gumstand Gap
- Butter Gap
- Picklesimer Fields
- Daniel Ridge
- Farlow Gap
CRADLE OF FORESTRY AREA
- Twin Falls
- Buckhorn Gap
- Clawhammer
- Bennett Gap
- Perry Cove
- Coontree Gap
- Buckwheat Knob
- The Pink Beds
- Club Gap
- Cradle Loop
- Mountains to Mills River
- Squirrel Gap
- Horse Cove Gap
MILLS RIVER AREA
- Slate Rock
- Pilot Cove-Slate Rock Creek
- Bradley Creek
- South Mills Tour
- Laurel Mountain
- Big Creek
- Middle Fork
- Fletcher Creek
- Spencer Branch
- Trace Ridge
- Spencer Gap
- Wash Creek
- Bear Branch
- Old Cantrel Creek Lodge
- Riverside
WESTSIDE PISGAH AREA
- Pilot Mountain
- Summey Cove
- Flat Laurel Creek
- Ivestor Gap
BENT CREEK AREA
- Lower Bent Creek
- Owl Ridge
- Hardtimes Road
- Rice Pinnacle-Ledford
- Deerfield-Pine Tree-Explorer
- South Ridge Road
- South Side
- North Boundary
- Hickory
- Ingles Field Gap
- Lower Sidehill
- Old Sidehill
DUPONT STATE FOREST
- Cedar Rock
- Dupont Epic
- Waterfalls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Flatwoods Easy
- Flatwoods Moderate
- Flatwoods Difficult
- Grassy-Briery
- Casual Dupont
APPENDIX
- Local Bike Resources
- Lodging & Camping
About the Author
Jim Parham spends part of almost every day on a bicycle. He can often be seen riding trails or competing in mountain bike races. His Off The Beaten Track Mountain Bike Guide Series includes several other guides to off-road cycling in the eastern United States, covering more than 2,000 miles of the Southeast's best mountain bike trails. He lives with his wife and son in North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains.
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