252 Trails in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Bent Creek Intermediate 30.0 ***** Asheville
2. DuPont State Forest Intermediate 80 **** Brevard
3. Black Mountain Advanced 5.1 ***** Brevard
4. Laurel Mountain Advanced 5.0 ***** Mills River
5. Fire Mountain Trail System Intermediate 12.0 ***** Cherokee
6. Kerr Scott Trails Intermediate 45.0 ***** Wilkesboro
7. Kitsuma Advanced 4.1 ***** Black Mountain
8. Paris Mountain State Park Intermediate 11.0 **** Greenville
9. Heartbreak Ridge Advanced 2.3 ***** Old Fort
10. Bennett Gap / 138 Advanced 2.6 ***** Brevard
11. Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced 1.6 ***** Brevard
12. WCU Trails Intermediate 7.0 ***** Cullowhee
13. Bracken Preserve Intermediate 8.0 **** Brevard
14. Bays Mountain Park Intermediate 12.0 **** Kingsport
15. Greenslick (Bent Creek) Intermediate 1.7 ***** Asheville
16. Warriors' Path State Park Intermediate 8.0 ***** Kingsport
17. Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate 2.5 ***** Brevard
18. Warrior Creek (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate 9.3 ***** Wilkesboro
19. Farlow Gap Expert 2.4 ***** Brevard
20. Daniel Ridge Intermediate 3.1 **** Brevard
21. Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate 1.1 ***** Brevard
22. Bailey Mountain Bike Park Beginner 5.0 ***** Marshall
23. Rocky Knob Park Advanced 7.0 ***** Boone
24. Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro
25. Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate 6 **** Wilkesboro
26. Big Rock Trail #3 (DuPont State Forest) Advanced 1.0 ***** Brevard
27. Star Gap Advanced 2.0 ***** Old Fort
28. Thrift Cove Intermediate 5.0 ***** Brevard
29. Fletcher Creek Intermediate 1.6 ***** Mills River
30. Lake James State Park Beginner 15.0 **** Nebo
31. Cedar Rock Trail #16 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate 2.0 **** Brevard
32. Spencer Gap Easiest 3.1 ***** Mills River
33. Reasonover Creek Trail (DuPont State Forest) Beginner 3.0 ***** Cedar Mountain
34. Yancey Ridge 8.0 **** Linville
35. Weed Patch Mountain Trail Advanced 10.0 ***** Lake Lure
36. Croft Passage Intermediate 20.0 **** Spartanburg
37. Tannery Knobs Intermediate 3.7 **** Johnson City
38. Jim Branch Trail #41 (DuPont State Forest) Advanced 1.0 **** Brevard
39. Squirrel Gap Advanced 6.2 ***** Mills River
40. Jorge F. Arango Trail Intermediate 5.0 **** Marietta
41. Pilot Cove-Slate Rocks / 102 Advanced 3.7 *** Mills River
42. 5 Falls Dupont Sf (DuPont State Forest) Beginner 12.0 ***** Brevard
43. Virginia Creeper Trail Easiest 35.0 **** Abingdon-Damascus
44. Southside Park - Croft State Natural Area Intermediate 12 **** Spartanburg
45. Old Toll Road Intermediate 22.0 *** Montreat
46. Cove Creek Trail / 340 Advanced 1.8 ***** Brevard
47. Lake Hickory Trails Intermediate 6.0 **** Hickory
48. Ride Kanuga Bike Park Intermediate 20 ***** Hendersonville
49. Table Rock Advanced 10.0 ***** Linville
50. Panther Creek State Park Intermediate 7.0 **** Morristown

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