Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Lake Powhatan – Lake Powhatan loop from Bent Creek

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Lake Powhatan – Lake Powhatan loop from Bent Creek

Hard

4.8

(1012)

18,220

riders

Lake Powhatan – Lake Powhatan loop from Bent Creek

01:51

19.5km

390m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 2.49 km for 124 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.37 km

Lake Powhatan

Highlight • Lake

Enjoy picnics, a mountain beach for swimming, and a pier for trout fishing. Explore beginner-friendly trails around the lake, like Deerfield Loop and Explorer Loop.

Tip by

2.98 km

Lake Powhatan

Highlight • Lake

Only 10 minutes away from downtown Asheville, Lake Powhatan Recreation Area & Campground is an easy getaway for those looking for a mountain experience. There is beach access, bathrooms, campsites, adequate parking, and lots of trail access.

Tip by

5.64 km

Explorer Loop trail

Highlight • Bridge

The Explorer Loop is a single track trail located in the Bent Creek area of Pisgah National Forest. The trail is heavily used by mountain bikers and has small bridges, …

Tip by

7.82 km

Explorer Loop Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Explorer Loop is a single track trail located in the Bent Creek area of Pisgah National Forest. The trail is heavily used by mountain bikers and has small bridges, berms, and jumps.

Tip by

9.12 km

Bent Creek

Highlight • Forest

The same creek that gives this experimental forest its name.

Tip by

10.2 km

Bent Creek Experimental Forest

Highlight • Forest

Bent Creek Experimental Forest contains a variety of rides, from family-friendly after-dinner outings to epic, multi-day bikepacking link-ups with other trails in Pisgah National Forest. For the most part you'll …

Tip by

17.2 km

Bent Creek Gap Road

Highlight • Mountain Pass

19.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

4.13 km

1.26 km

333 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

2.98 km

1.05 km

713 m

190 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (650 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 17 May

30°C

14°C

49 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

5.0

149

Green's Lick and Ingles Field Gap Loop

02:24h

23.1km

550m

Hard

127

Spencer Branch and Fletcher Creek Loop

02:34h

27.2km

460m

Hard

5.0

102

Bent Creek Epicito

03:24h

33.1km

810m

Moderate

5.0

Cove Creek and Daniel Ridge Loop

01:28h

14.7km

320m

Easy

Fletcher Creek and Spencer Gap Loop

01:26h

15.0km

260m

Moderate

The Great Eight

03:50h

37.4km

850m

Moderate

Clawhammer, Buckwheat Knob and Bennet Gap Loop

03:02h

28.6km

730m

Hard

Squirrel Gap and Turkey Pen Gap Loop

04:14h

36.9km

1,170m

Hard

4.2

212

Andy Cove Nature Trail – Pisgah Ranger Station loop from Davidson River

03:49h

35.3km

1,000m

Moderate

5.0

206

Pisgah Ranger Station – Andy Cove Nature Trail loop from Davidson River

02:15h

20.9km

570m

Moderate

5.0

116

Pisgah Ranger Station – Andy Cove Nature Trail loop from Davidson River

02:32h

22.1km

730m

Hard

4.0

131

Bad Fork Valley Overlook loop from Cold Knob

02:16h

22.4km

530m

Lake Powhatan – Lake Powhatan loop from Bent Creek

Lake Powhatan

Lake Powhatan

Explorer Loop trail

Explorer Loop Trail

Bent Creek

Bent Creek Experimental Forest

Bent Creek Gap Road

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️