Name: Paint Creek Trail
Rating: 4.9

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Wesley Lamberson riding Paint Mountain Trail circa 2014, photo by Jerry Greer

Dec 10, 2018 near Greenev…, TN

Views of the mountain on the North Carolina and Tennessee border.

Apr 29, 2017 near Greenev…, TN

Rocky narrow descent along the ridge on Paint Creek Trail.

Oct 5, 2020 near Greenev…, TN

Scenic view from a rocky outcrop on Paint Creek Trail.

Oct 5, 2020 near Greenev…, TN

Boulders on the ridge on Paint Creek Trail.

Oct 5, 2020 near Greenev…, TN

Oct 5, 2020 near Greenev…, TN

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Jan 24, 2024

Jared Dapkevich

Jun 25, 2019

Sean Wiggins

overgrown and trees down 14mi

Mar 23, 2019

Connor Woodruff

Jan 3, 2016

Weeze

Paint Mountain Trail is now bike legal and it is awesome! 100% singletrack, the beginning half mile is pretty tame and you'll assume that the trail… 15mi

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2,286' 697 m

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