Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from North Carolina mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in North Carolina

North Carolina bike rides on roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in North Carolina

The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club lists recommended mountain bike rides in Pisgah National Forest: www.main.nc.us/BRBC

Brushy Mountain Cyclists Club, Wilkesboro, NC, has built 6 miles of mountain bike trails near the W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir in partnership with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers: www.bmcc.us

The North Carolina Bicycle Club (NCBC) site is another center for information: ncbikeclub.org

Tarheel Trailblazers is the Charlotte area mountain bike club: www.tarheeltrailblazers.com

TriangleMTB.com covers Mountain Biking in the Triangle Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region: www.trianglemtb.com

The Uwharrie Mountain Bike Association works to establish and develop mountain bike riding opportunities in central North Carolina's Uwharrie National Forest: www.childrey.com/umba/index.html

For information on North Carolina's State Parks and trails: ils.unc.edu/parkproject/ncparks.html

The NC Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation has maps, projects, events, and funding info: www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle

Visit the Official Site for North Carolina's National Forests: ncnatural.com/NCUSFS/index.html

Recreation on the Nantahala, Pisgah, Croatan and Uwharrie National Forests: www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc

The Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on North Carolina's National Forests: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/soeast.htm

National Park Service units in North Carolina: data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=nc