253 Trails in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Sidehill (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 ***** Asheville
Turkey Knob (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
Ride Kanuga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Hendersonville
Old Fort Gateway Trail System Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Old Fort
Paris Mountain State Park Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Greenville
DuPont State Recreational Forest Intermediate difficulty 80 **** Brevard
Lake James State Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Nebo
Bays Mountain Park Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Kingsport
Farlow Gap Advanced difficulty 2.4 **** Brevard
Mine Mountain (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
Buffalo Creek Park: The Head, The Heart & The Tail (HHT) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Lake Lure
Buckwheat Knob / 122 Advanced difficulty 0.8 **** Brevard
Jorge F. Arango Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Marietta
Jim Branch Trail #41 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Wilkesboro
Wolf Branch / 666 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Asheville
Cedar Rock Trail #16 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
Little Hickory Top / 136 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.9 **** Asheville
Explorer Loop / 337 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 2.1 **** Asheville
Woodland Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Newton
Bracken Preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Brevard
Daniel Ridge Intermediate difficulty 3.1 **** Brevard
Gateway Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 0.0 **** Travelers Rest
Virginia Creeper Trail Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** Abingdon-Damascus
North Slope Intermediate difficulty 3.4 **** Brevard
Lake Hickory Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Hickory
Croft Passage Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Spartanburg
Buffalo Mountain Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Elizabethton
Panther Creek State Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morristown
Canyons Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Blowing Rock
Broad River Greenway Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Boiling Springs
Hardtimes Connector / 661 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.6 **** Asheville
Swamp Rabbit Trail Easiest difficulty 15.0 **** Greenville
Lower Sidehill / 137a (Bent Creek) Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Asheville
Collet Grave Trail Easiest difficulty 0.0 **** Chuckey
Isaac Heath Trail #40 Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
Laurel Creek #348 Expert difficulty 1.4 **** Horse Shoe
Green River Advanced difficulty 13.0 **** Saluda
Reeb Ranch Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
Beech Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Banner Elk
Upper Wilson's Ridge aka 21 Jumps (Wilson Ridge (269)) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Mortimer
Estes Mill Trail aka Yellow Mailbox Trail Advanced difficulty 2.2 **** Mortimer
Lake Ridge Trail (Steele Creek Park) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Bristol
Hooker Creek Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
Cascade Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Brevard
Deer Lake Lodge / 664 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Asheville
Homestead / 333 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.3 **** Asheville
Ledford / 660 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.4 **** Asheville
Riding Ford #450 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 0.9 **** Cashiers
Greenway Beginner difficulty 2.6 **** Valdese, NC

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