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Cathey's Creek MX motocross track in Forest City, NC
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Cathey's Creek MX

Forest City · North Carolina

Outdoor MX

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NC foothills track, fast and flowy with a couple technical sections. Continuously mixed red clay + sawdust = perfect ground texture.

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Satellite map of Cathey's Creek MX in Forest City, NC

1744 Whitesides Rd

Forest City, NC 28043

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Tracks

1 on site

Soil

Red clay base + sawdust mix

55°

Today

Few clouds · Rideable

Specs · Amenities · Contact · Conditions

The setup.

Layout

Outdoor

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Pro

Race Schedule

Bridgestone Hot Summer Nights Series + Carolina Outlaw Series

Amenities

Camping

RV Hookups

Showers

Concessions

Lighting

Membership

Contact

Few clouds

Now

55°F feels 55°

Few clouds

Rideable

Clouds.

High / Low

87° / 55°

Wind

4 mph N

Humidity

94%

Next 3 days

Thu

Scattered clouds

94° / 69°

Fri

Broken clouds

87° / 66°

Sat

Overcast clouds

95° / 70°

Source: OpenWeather · cached 30 min

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What riders find at Cathey's Creek MX.

Cathey's Creek MX sits in the North Carolina foothills near Forest City. The track is fast and flowy with a couple of technical sections, which is the kind of layout that produces fun riding without forcing the property into either extreme. The red clay base mixed continuously with sawdust gives the surface what riders describe as textbook ground texture, and the soil treatment is the property's most-quoted feature. The clay-and-sawdust mix is unusual outside of Pennsylvania, where sawdust additions are part of the regional motocross tradition. Cathey's Creek's commitment to the continuous mix means the surface holds tacky lines deep into a session and develops the kind of grippy ruts that reward riders who can read terrain. The texture is what local riders come back for, and the maintenance practice is what produces it. The fast and flowy character means the layout rewards smooth riding over aggressive line-cutting. A couple of technical sections give serious riders the kind of skill-test obstacles that build complete-skill riding without dominating the entire lap. The combination produces a track that works for the full skill spectrum, from intermediates building lap pace through experts attacking the technical sections at full pace. The racing calendar pulls multiple regional series. The Bridgestone Hot Summer Nights Series brings night racing to the property through the summer months, and the Carolina Outlaw Series anchors the broader regional racing schedule. Multi-series sanctioning means a Cathey's Creek round can count for points across multiple programs, which is the kind of operational detail that builds rider-track relationships across competitive calendars. Cathey's Creek operates as a sister track to Big Oak MX and 221 MX. The three-property arrangement means riders who buy into one operation get access to the broader network, and the kind of operational sharing that the sister-track model produces creates economies of scale that single-property operators cannot match. The Big Oak MX brand handles the broader booking and operations through bigoakmx.com. The Forest City location is in the Rutherford County foothills of western North Carolina. Asheville is about an hour northwest, Charlotte is roughly 90 minutes east, and Spartanburg, South Carolina is 45 minutes south. The position pulls riders from across western North Carolina, the broader Charlotte metro, and the Upstate South Carolina market. For anyone searching for motocross tracks in western North Carolina, MX tracks near Forest City or Asheville, or one of the Big Oak MX sister properties, Cathey's Creek MX is the answer with the most distinctive soil texture in the western Carolinas. The continuously mixed clay-and-sawdust base produces the kind of consistent ground feel that has built the property's local reputation.

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Where is Cathey's Creek MX?

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Cathey's Creek MX is located at 1744 Whitesides Rd, Forest City, North Carolina 28043.

What's the dirt like at Cathey's Creek MX?

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The soil at Cathey's Creek MX is described as Red clay base + sawdust mix.

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Cathey's Creek MX welcomes beginner, intermediate and pro / expert riders.

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