252 Trails in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Bays Mountain Park Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Kingsport
Old Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 22.0 *** Montreat
Fletcher Creek Intermediate difficulty 1.6 ***** Mills River
Firetower/haws Top Intermediate difficulty 12.0 *** Newport
Devils Elbow #448 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Cashiers
Little Hickory Top / 136 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.9 **** Asheville
Bradley Creek / 351 Intermediate difficulty 4.1 *** Mills River
Hardtimes Connector / 661 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.6 **** Asheville
Kolo Super-D course Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Asheville
Zack's Fork Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Lenoir
Bracken Preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Brevard
Hickory Mountain Loop (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
Isaac Heath Trail #40 Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
Trace Ridge #354 Intermediate difficulty 2.8 ***** Brevard
Chestnut Ridge Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Landrum
Horton's Holler (formerly Berry Mountain loops) (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Wilkesboro
Climbworks El Regis Intermediate difficulty 2 ***** Gatlinburg
Gem Mine Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lenoir
Upper Wilson's Ridge aka 21 Jumps (Wilson Ridge (269)) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Mortimer
Lake Ridge Trail (Steele Creek Park) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Bristol
Tannery Knobs Intermediate difficulty 3.7 **** Johnson City
Airstrip Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.5 ***** Brevard
Boyd Branch / 665 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.6 ***** Asheville
Cascade Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Brevard
Ledford / 660 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.4 **** Asheville
Riding Ford #450 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 0.9 **** Cashiers
Sidehill (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 ***** Asheville
Thorps Crk. (279) [Decommissioned] (Wilson Creek Area) Intermediate difficulty 2 * Mortimer
Turkey Knob (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
Ride Kanuga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Hendersonville
Lake Johnson Fairforest Creek Connector Intermediate difficulty 4.5 ** Spartanburg
Old Fort Gateway Trail System Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Old Fort
Rocky Ridge (Rocky Ridge Area) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Bentonville
Bernard Mountain Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.8 **** Old Fort, North Carolina
DuPont State Recreational Forest Intermediate difficulty 80 **** Brevard
Bent Creek Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Asheville
Croft Passage Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Spartanburg
Panthertown Valley Intermediate difficulty 19.0 **** Cashiers
Gateway Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 0.0 **** Travelers Rest
Fire Mountain Trail System Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Cherokee
Thrift Cove Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Brevard
Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate difficulty 2.5 ***** Brevard
WCU Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Cullowhee
Pee Wee's Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Lincolnton
Corn Mill Shoals Trail #19 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Brevard
Southside Park - Croft State Natural Area Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Spartanburg
Lake Hickory Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Hickory
Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
Sycamore Cove Intermediate difficulty 1.7 **** Brevard
South Mills River Trail Intermediate difficulty 14.0 *** Brevard

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