Dupont State Forest near Asheville, NC is an excellent place for mountain bike riding, with more than 70 miles (113 km) of mountain bike trails winding through lush woodlands. Dupont has 73 named trails on the map, and 57 (87%) of them are intermediate. Its an easy place to find lots of flowy downhills to ride without a huge amount of climbing. The trails are very scenic, and we frequently found ourselves alone on the trails.

Dupont State Forest Singletrack

We spent an awesome day mountain biking in Dupont State Forest. We were expertly guided by Chris and Chad from Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventures. They offer a terrific guide service for riders from outside their area. We had an awesome day, and they tailored the ride perfectly to suit our tastes (lots of downhill and scenery, without too much uphill!). Chris and Chad were great guides, and very knowledgeable about Dupont State Forest and the local area. We had a great 1/2 day ride with them, and then a very good (included) picnic lunch in the parking lot while we were cooling down. Highly recommended if you’re not familiar with the hundreds of miles of singletrack in the Asheville area. Let them guide, and concentrate on the ride!

Here’s a link to the guides at PMBA, and a couple of pictures from the ride: Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventures

Tony mountain bike riding in Dupont State Forest

Christa mountain bike riding in Dupont State Forest