21 Trails in Banner Elk, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Yancey Ridge  difficulty 8.0 **** Linville
2. Table Rock Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Linville
3. Lees-McRae College Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Banner Elk
4. Sugar Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** Banner Elk
5. Emerald Outback Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Beech Mountain
6. Canyons Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Blowing Rock
7. Beech Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Banner Elk
8. Upper Wilson's Ridge aka 21 Jumps (Wilson Ridge (269)) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Mortimer
9. Wilson Ridge (269)  difficulty 0.4 Mortimer
10. Estes Mill Trail aka Yellow Mailbox Trail Advanced difficulty 2.2 **** Mortimer
11. Greenway Runarounds Beginner difficulty 3.0 ** Boone
12. Bodenheimer Parking Lot Trail  difficulty 2.0 Boone
13. Woodruff Ridge  difficulty 2.0 Mortimer
14. Sandpit / Water / Main Street Trail (Sugar Mountain Resort)  difficulty 7.0 Banner Elk
15. Greentown Trail (268)  difficulty 3.1 Morganton
16. China Creek Trail  difficulty 2.5 Boone
17. Schoolhouse Connector  difficulty 0.3 Marion
18. Middle Wilson Ridge (269) (Wilson Ridge (269))  difficulty 1.6 Mortimer
19. Thorps Crk. (279) [Decommissioned] (Wilson Creek Area) Intermediate difficulty 2 * Mortimer
20. Jackson Knob Trail  difficulty 1.6 Morganton
21. Joe Vines Trail  difficulty 0.1 Morganton

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