252 Trails in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

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

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