Cove Creek
Canton, North Carolina
| Address: | Headwaters Rd, Canton, NC 28716, USA |
| GPS: |
35°18'19.7"N 82°49'7.3"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | North Carolina |
| Trail Length: | 14.00 miles |
| MTB Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Trail Type: | Network |
| MTB Trail Type: | Singletrack |
| Trails/Routes: | 2.3 mi |
Mountain Bike
All the climbing is on gravel forest roads. Then you descend on Cove Creek Trail. There are some cool rock sections up at the top and a few rustic log bridges about mid way down but overall this is a fast and very fun decent. Courtesy of pisgahareasorba.org
Stay left for a gradual climb that becomes nice long super technical. Just at the highest point turn left on to the connector to Cove Creek Rd, some fast rolling single track on the grown over road leads to a gravel road. Look for the well marked trail head to the Cove Creek trail and enjoy the mostly down hill fast and furious single track. Most of the creek crossings have new bridges as of this writing, with a few old log walking bridges still there. Courtesy of singletracks.com
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Cove Creek Trail #340 Mountain Bike Trail, Brevard, North Carolina
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Cove Creek Trail / 340 is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Brevard, North Carolina. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Cove Creek Trail / 340 bike trail in Brevard.
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Directions
From Canton, North Carolina
- Head northwest on Park St toward Church St (36 ft)
- Turn left at the 1st cross street to stay on Park St (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto Sorrells St (404 ft)
- Continue onto Pisgah Dr (0.4 mi)
- Turn right onto NC-110 S/Pisgah Dr (5.0 mi)
- Turn left onto US-276 S (24.1 mi)
- Sharp right onto National Forest 475 Rd (1.5 mi)
- Continue straight onto Headwaters Rd (1.9 mi)
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