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Off The Beaten Track - Vol. 2 Pisgah

The Pisgah National Forest is one of North Carolina's oldest and most beautiful recreation areas, and has some outstanding mountain biking trails.

This guide covers 62 routes in Pisgah and Dupont State Forest, along with seasonal trail restrictions, camping info, resources for cyclists and much more.

This book is highly recommended and makes an excellent mountain biking guide for the Pisgah ranger district trail system. Pick up a copy and see why this book is so popular.

National Geographic - Pisgah Ranger District

This Trails Illustrated topographic map is the most comprehensive and complete recreational map for North Carolina's Pisgah Ranger District area.

The map shows all trails, campsites, and recreational features, plus valuable wilderness and Leave No Trace guidelines.

Coverage includes Pisgah National Forest; Shining Rock and Middle Prong wilderness areas; Bent Creek Research and Demonstration Forest; North Carolina Arboretum; Blue Ridge Parkway; Mountains-to-Sea Trail; Looking Glass Rock; Cold Mountain; Sliding Rock and Mount Pisgah recreation areas; Looking Glass Falls; and Cradle of Forestry in America National Historic Site.

All data is updated to reflect road closings, new trails, and campground relocation. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant material with a plastic coating that offers supreme durability for your next outdoor adventure.

Measures 4" x 9" folded and 28" x 32" fully opened. Scale = 1:44,450. Revised 2003.

Off The Beaten Track - Vol. 1 Smokies

The original guide that started it all now includes 31 rides in the Nantahala National Forest, with new destinations, new routes and the latest trail updates at Tsali Recreation Area.

An outstanding reference which sparked a whole series of books that are very popular with Appalachian cyclists.

This volume covers the trail systems in Nantahala National Forest, including the Tsali Recreational Area.

DuPont State Forest Maps

Support Friends of DuPont Forest by buying the newly updated waterproof, tear-resistant map of DuPont. It is twice as large as the small maps, and includes the hottest new trails. All proceeds go back to worthy Forest projects.

Friends of DuPont Forest has released this new and improved Recreation Guide Map offering substantial advantages over other map alternatives. These maps are being sold online and by area merchants as a fundraiser to support trail and other needed improvements at DuPont State Forest.

The improved Recreational Guide Map features:

  • New! Latitude/Longitude grid for GPS
  • New! Greatly expanded trail descriptions
  • New! Color photos of most major attractions
  • New! Brand new trails not found on other maps
  • Larger 17" x 22" size offers TWICE the area of other DuPont maps
  • Shaded relief technology makes it easier to see grade changes
  • New folded waterproof PolyArt synthetic stock is more convenient to handle
  • Major water crossing are marked
  • Trail Rating System with distances in miles

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