551 Trails in North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Carolina Thread Trail (USNWC) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Charlotte
Upper Wilson's Ridge aka 21 Jumps (Wilson Ridge (269)) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Mortimer
Blackrock #447 (Panthertown Valley) Advanced difficulty 1.5 ***** Cashiers
Huntersville Athletic Park Beginner difficulty 1.5 ** Huntersville
Uktena (Fire Mountain Trail System)  difficulty 1.4 Cherokee
North Main Loop (USNWC)  difficulty 1.4 Charlotte
Major Tom (Moore’s Springs Trails)  difficulty 1.4 Danbury
Headwaters (Kerr Scott Trails)  difficulty 1.4 Wilkesboro
Laurel Creek #348 Expert difficulty 1.4 **** Horse Shoe
Simms Branch Trail (Durant Nature Park)  difficulty 1.3 Raleigh
Pine Tree Loop (Bent Creek)  difficulty 1.3 Asheville
Kessel Run (Fire Mountain Trail System)  difficulty 1.3 Cherokee
Ingles Field Gap #150 (Bent Creek)  difficulty 1.3 Asheville
Davidson River Trail Easiest difficulty 1.3 ***** Brevard
Bracken Mountain (Bracken Preserve)  difficulty 1.3 Brevard
North Mills River #353  difficulty 1.3 Mills River
Middle Fork  difficulty 1.3 Mills River
Corn Mill Shoals Trail #19 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Brevard
Upper Ridge (Jack Rabbit Trails) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Hayesville
Northwest Trails (Tanglewood Park)  difficulty 1.2 Winston-Salem
North Side (Moore’s Springs Trails)  difficulty 1.2 Danbury
Cantrell Creek Easiest difficulty 1.2 ***** Brevard
Mountain Island Lake Blue Trail  difficulty 1.2 Mount Holly
Pharr Family Preserve Trail  difficulty 1.1 Midland
Middle Earth (Rocky Knob Park)  difficulty 1.1 Boone
Main Loop (Fisher Farm Park)  difficulty 1.1 Davidson
Loop 4 (Lake Crabtree County Park)  difficulty 1.1 Morrisville
Cascade Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Brevard
SpearFinger (Fire Mountain Trail System)  difficulty 1.1 Cherokee
Deep Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 1.1 *** Bryson City
Turkey Knob (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
Wolf Branch / 666 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Asheville
Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
Coontree Advanced difficulty 1.1 *** Brevard
West Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake)  difficulty 1.1 New Hill
RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park)  difficulty 1.0 Durham
Haw River Community Park  difficulty 1.0 Mebane
King Fisher Trail  difficulty 1.0 Greensboro
Sink's Way (Steele Creek Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Bristol
Ballantyne Short Track Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Charlotte
Shady Side (Owls Roost (Bur-Mil Park)) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Greensboro
Reeb Ranch Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
Circuit City Trail (Signal Hill) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Statesville
TDK trails  difficulty 1.0 Charlotte
Reidsville Mountain Bike Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Reidsville
Hickory Mountain Loop (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
Deer Lake Lodge / 664 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Asheville
North Road #453 (Panthertown Valley)  difficulty 1.0 Cashiers
Deep Gap #449 (Panthertown Valley)  difficulty 1.0 Cashiers
Little Loop Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Greensboro

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