75 Trails in Cary, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. San-lee Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Sanford
2. Brumley Forest Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
3. Beaver Dam Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Raleigh
4. Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
5. New Light Trails Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Raleigh
6. Hog Run/Harris Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** New Hill
7. Carolina North Forest Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Chapel Hill
8. North Wake Landfill District Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Raleigh
9. Briar Chapel Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
10. Old Creedmoor Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
11. 286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate difficulty 13.9 **** Cary
12. Umstead State Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Raleigh
13. Research triangle park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Durham
14. Forest Ridge Main Loop Beginner difficulty 1.6 **** Wake Forest
15. Durant Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Raleigh
16. Lake Johnson Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Morrisville
17. Neuse River Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Raleigh
18. Garner Recreation Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Garner
19. American Tobacco Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 ** Durham
20. Duke Forest Beginner difficulty 15.0 ** Durham
21. Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
22. Greene Tract Beginner difficulty 8 ***** Chapel Hill
23. Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill
24. UNC Outdoor Recreation Center difficulty 2 Chapel Hill
25. Lake Trail (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.8 Morrisville
26. Lake Crabtree County Park MTB Trails Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville
27. Advanced Skills Lines (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.1 New Hill
28. Intermediate Loop 1 (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.8 New Hill
29. Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.8 Raleigh
30. Manor Connector (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.2 Chapel Hill
31. Springhouse Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 3.0 Chapel Hill
32. Buckeye Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 2.0 Chapel Hill
33. Crow Branch Overlook Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 2.2 Chapel Hill
34. RTP Trails (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.4 Durham
35. RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) difficulty 1.0 Durham
36. Intermediate Loop 2 (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.9 New Hill
37. Hog Run Trailhead Connector (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.0 New Hill
38. Advanced Skill Park Access (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.0 New Hill
39. Forest Ridge Little Loop (Forest Ridge Main Loop) difficulty 0.6 Wake Forest
40. Advanced East Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.4 New Hill
41. Sludge (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.9 Morrisville
42. Nature Observation Trail (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.9 Chapel Hill
43. Occoneechee Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 1.8 Chapel Hill
44. The Glade (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.1 Chapel Hill
45. Conservation Corps Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.5 Chapel Hill
46. Crazy Little Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.0 Chapel Hill
47. RTP Loop 2 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.2 Durham
48. RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.5 Durham
49. West Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 1.1 New Hill
50. Reedy Creek Lake Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.1 Raleigh

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