8 of the easiest, beginner-friendly mountain bike rides in Western North Carolina include the Jackrabbit Trail System, the Tsali Trail System (the Thompson Loop and the Mouse Branch Loop), Spencer Branch in Pisgah National Forest, Pink Beds in Pisgah National Forest, the Explorer Loop at the Bent Creek Trail System, Deep Creek, Hoor Hollow at the Fontana Village Trail System, and Dupont State Forest as an honorable mention.