461 Trails in Western North Carolina, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Bent Creek Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Asheville
2. Tsali Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Bryson City
3. Pinhoti Trail Advanced difficulty 100 ***** Dalton
4. DuPont State Recreational Forest Intermediate difficulty 80 **** Brevard
5. Aska Trail System Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Blue Ridge
6. Black Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.1 ***** Brevard
7. USNWC Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Charlotte
8. Laurel Mountain Advanced difficulty 5 ***** Mills River
9. Fire Mountain Trail System Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Cherokee
10. Tanasi Trail System Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Ocoee
11. Kitsuma Advanced difficulty 4.1 ***** Black Mountain
12. Windrock Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Oliver Springs
13. Jack Rabbit Trails Beginner difficulty 13 **** Hayesville
14. Heartbreak Ridge Advanced difficulty 2.3 ***** Old Fort
15. Paris Mountain State Park Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Greenville
16. Urban Wilderness South Loop (Ijams Nature Centre) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Knoxville
17. Greenslick (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.7 ***** Asheville
18. Ijams Nature Centre Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Knoxville
19. Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Troutman
20. Sharps Ridge Memorial Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 ***** Knoxville
21. Stanley Gap (Aska Trail System) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Blue Ridge
22. Haw Ridge Park Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Oak Ridge
23. Tsali Thompson Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
24. Baker Creek Preserve (Urban Wilderness South Loop) Beginner difficulty 7 ***** Knoxville
25. Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
26. Bennett Gap / 138 Advanced difficulty 2.6 ***** Brevard
27. Brush Creek Beginner difficulty 7.0 ***** Ocoee
28. WCU Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Cullowhee
29. Bracken Preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Brevard
30. Bays Mountain Park Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Kingsport
31. Big Rock Trail #3 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
32. Kerr Scott Trails Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Wilkesboro
33. Warriors' Path State Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Kingsport
34. Pinhoti Trail: P3 (Pinhoti Trail) Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Ellijay
35. Cedar Rock Trail #16 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
36. Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate difficulty 2.5 ***** Brevard
37. Warrior Creek (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 9.3 ***** Wilkesboro
38. Loyston Point Trail Intermediate difficulty 30 ***** Andersonville
39. Sherman Branch Park Mtb Trail Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Charlotte
40. Anderson School/Helix Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Knoxville
41. Rocky Branch Park Advanced difficulty 3 **** Belmont
42. Farlow Gap Advanced difficulty 2.4 **** Brevard
43. Daniel Ridge Intermediate difficulty 3.1 **** Brevard
44. Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
45. Bailey Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** Marshall
46. Wild Turkey Intermediate difficulty 2.9 ***** Greensboro
47. Tsali Left Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Bryson City
48. Rocky Knob Park Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Boone
49. Fontana Village Advanced difficulty 20.0 **** Fontana Village
50. Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro

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