553 Trails in North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. DuPont State Recreational Forest Intermediate difficulty 80 **** Brevard
2. Bent Creek Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Asheville
3. Tsali Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Bryson City
4. Black Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.1 ***** Brevard
5. USNWC Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Charlotte
6. Laurel Mountain Advanced difficulty 5 ***** Mills River
7. Fire Mountain Trail System Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Cherokee
8. Kitsuma Advanced difficulty 4.1 ***** Black Mountain
9. Heartbreak Ridge Advanced difficulty 2.3 ***** Old Fort
10. Jack Rabbit Trails Beginner difficulty 13 **** Hayesville
11. Greenslick (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.7 ***** Asheville
12. San-lee Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Sanford
13. Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Troutman
14. Tsali Thompson Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
15. Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
16. Bennett Gap / 138 Advanced difficulty 2.6 ***** Brevard
17. Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
18. WCU Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Cullowhee
19. Bracken Preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Brevard
20. Big Rock Trail #3 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
21. Kerr Scott Trails Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Wilkesboro
22. Cedar Rock Trail #16 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
23. Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate difficulty 2.5 ***** Brevard
24. Warrior Creek (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 9.3 ***** Wilkesboro
25. Sherman Branch Park Mtb Trail Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Charlotte
26. Rocky Branch Park Advanced difficulty 3 **** Belmont
27. Farlow Gap Advanced difficulty 2.4 **** Brevard
28. Daniel Ridge Intermediate difficulty 3.1 **** Brevard
29. Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
30. Wild Turkey Intermediate difficulty 2.9 ***** Greensboro
31. Tsali Left Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Bryson City
32. Rocky Knob Park Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Boone
33. Brumley Forest Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
34. Fontana Village Advanced difficulty 20.0 **** Fontana Village
35. Ride Kanuga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Hendersonville
36. Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro
37. Tsali Right Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Bryson City
38. Tsali Mouse Branch Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
39. Back Yard Trails Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Charlotte
40. Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Wilkesboro
41. Hobby Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Winston-Salem
42. Colonel Francis Beatty Park Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Charlotte
43. Moore's Springs Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Danbury
44. Star Gap Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Old Fort
45. 286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate difficulty 13.9 **** Cary
46. Owls Roost (Bur-Mil Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Greensboro
47. Big Branch Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 12 ***** Jacksonville
48. Blue Heron Intermediate difficulty 2.4 ***** Greensboro
49. Hanging Dog Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Murphy
50. Beaver Dam Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Raleigh

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