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

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