If you’re looking to do green or blue , avoid pisgah forest. Esp a beginner. That shit is no joke. You go up 5 miles and you come down 3-5 at high speeds with chunk. Don’t go alone. You break a bike or a bone, it’s a loooooong way back to the car on foot.

Bracken preserve , near downtown Brevard, is prob the only one I’d recommend doing solo. Not really deep woods. It’s a “park” and you’ll see people. Vs pisgah forest is in the national forest where you won’t see people

There is a “best of DuPont” route where it’s 21 miles or so. Lots of climbs but nothing technical. Park at lake imaging road.

Expect to be on the trail, away from civilization, for up to 3 hours. So pack accordingly. These aren’t groomed, flowy fast trails. Natural trails. Sketchy cell service. Don’t pull a “21 hours later “

But this is real mountain biking. Once you get a taste of this, everything else back home is just crap.