48 Trails in Triangle, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
2. Brumley Forest Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
3. 286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate difficulty 13.9 **** Cary
4. Beaver Dam Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Raleigh
5. New Light Trails Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Raleigh
6. Carolina North Forest Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Chapel Hill
7. Briar Chapel Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
8. Little River Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Durham
9. Old Creedmoor Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
10. Umstead State Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Raleigh
11. Research triangle park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Durham
12. Lake Johnson Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Morrisville
13. American Tobacco Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 ** Durham
14. Duke Forest Beginner difficulty 15.0 ** Durham
15. Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
16. Greene Tract Beginner difficulty 8 ***** Chapel Hill
17. Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill
18. UNC Outdoor Recreation Center difficulty 2 Chapel Hill
19. Lake Trail (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.8 Morrisville
20. Lake Crabtree County Park MTB Trails Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville
21. Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.8 Raleigh
22. Buckeye Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 2.0 Chapel Hill
23. Crow Branch Overlook Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 2.2 Chapel Hill
24. Manor Connector (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.2 Chapel Hill
25. Springhouse Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 3.0 Chapel Hill
26. RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) difficulty 1.0 Durham
27. RTP Trails (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.4 Durham
28. Sludge (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.9 Morrisville
29. Nature Observation Trail (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.9 Chapel Hill
30. Occoneechee Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 1.8 Chapel Hill
31. The Glade (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.1 Chapel Hill
32. Loop 3 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
33. Loop 4 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.1 Morrisville
34. Loop 5 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
35. Loop 6 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
36. Loop 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville
37. Loop 1 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.6 Morrisville
38. Crazy Little Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.0 Chapel Hill
39. Conservation Corps Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.5 Chapel Hill
40. Number 5 (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.2 Chapel Hill
41. Reedy Creek Lake Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.1 Raleigh
42. RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.5 Durham
43. RTP Loop 2 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.2 Durham
44. Pump Track (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.0 Morrisville
45. E Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
46. Loop 3-4 Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.0 Morrisville
47. Jump Line 1 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.1 Morrisville
48. Jump Line 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.0 Morrisville

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