551 Trails in North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Buckhorn Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Wilson
Four Mile Creek Greenway Easiest difficulty 1.7 *** Charlotte
Capital Area Greenway Bent Creek Dr Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Raleigh
Santeetlah Lake Trail Easiest difficulty 15.0 *** Robbinsville
Bradley Creek / 351 Intermediate difficulty 4.1 *** Mills River
North Boundary Road / 135 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Asheville
Deerfield Loop / 335 (Bent Creek) Beginner difficulty 0.6 *** Asheville
Pink Beds difficulty 3.1 *** Brevard
Panthertown Valley #474 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Cashiers
Devils Elbow #448 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Cashiers
Arnette Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Fayetteville
Little Loop Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Greensboro
Hickory Mountain Road #33 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Brevard
Buck Forest Road #8 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Brevard
Little River Trail #51 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 0.5 *** Brevard
Rock Quarry Road (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Brevard
Micajah Trail (#54) (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Brevard
Kids Bike Loop (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Brevard
Upper Lewellyn Cove (Fontana Village) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Fontana Village
Hoor Hollow (Fontana Village) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Fontana Village
Whiting (Fontana Village) Advanced difficulty 3.0 *** Fontana Village
Jame Boyce Park. difficulty 3.0 *** Charlotte
109 Trails Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Thomasville
Roanoke Canal Arts Trail Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Roanoke Rapids
Neuse River Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Raleigh
Smith Lake Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Ft. Bragg
Island Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Pollocksville
Biltmore Trails Beginner difficulty 33.0 *** Asheville
The Commons Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Jacksonville
Caraway Hills Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Sophia
Denver Xc Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Denver
Garner Recreation Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Garner
All American Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Ft. Bragg
Lake Rim Park Trail Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Fayetteville
Bald Eagle Beginner difficulty 3.5 *** Greensboro
Riverbend Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Hickory
UNCW Campus Trails Beginner difficulty 10 *** Wilmington
Pine Cliffs Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Havelock
Cape Fear Mountain Bike Trail Easiest difficulty 7.5 *** Fayetteville
South Mills River Trail Intermediate difficulty 14.0 *** Brevard
Son Tay Trail Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Ft Bragg
School For The Deaf Bike Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Wilson
Jetton Park Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Cornelius
Stecoah Gap Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Robbinsville
Cane Creek Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Waxhaw
Greenway Runarounds Beginner difficulty 3.0 ** Boone
Chicken Road Advanced difficulty 5.0 ** Fort Bragg
Cedarock Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 ** Burlington
American Tobacco Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 ** Durham
Hagan Stone Park Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Greensboro

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