462 Trails in Western North Carolina, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Wild Turkey Intermediate difficulty 2.9 ***** Greensboro
Laurel Mountain Advanced difficulty 5 ***** Mills River
Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate difficulty 2.5 ***** Brevard
AC/DC/MCR (Anderson School/Helix) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Knoxville
Heartbreak Ridge Advanced difficulty 2.3 ***** Old Fort
Trace Ridge #354 Intermediate difficulty 2.8 ***** Brevard
Climbworks El Regis Intermediate difficulty 2 ***** Gatlinburg
Tsali Thompson Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
Warriors' Path State Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Kingsport
Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro
Kitsuma Advanced difficulty 4.1 ***** Black Mountain
Squirrel Gap Advanced difficulty 6.2 ***** Mills River
Pinhoti Trail Advanced difficulty 100 ***** Dalton
Stanley Gap (Aska Trail System) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Blue Ridge
Sneaking Creek (Jack Rabbit Trails) Beginner difficulty 2.5 ***** Hayesville
Cove Creek Trail / 340 Advanced difficulty 1.8 ***** Brevard
Hickory Mountain Loop (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
USNWC Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Charlotte
Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
Reasonover Creek Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Cedar Mountain
Tanasi Trail System Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Ocoee
Thrift Cove Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Brevard
Tsali Mouse Branch Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
UNCC Campus Trails Expert difficulty 10.0 ***** Charlotte
Table Rock Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Linville
Black Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.1 ***** Brevard
Lees-McRae College Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Banner Elk
Turkey Chute (Fontana Village) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Fontana Village
Salisbury Community Park Beginner difficulty 10 ***** Salisbury
Monbo Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Intermediate difficulty 4.7 ***** Troutman
Blue Heron Intermediate difficulty 2.4 ***** Greensboro
Kolo Super-D course Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Asheville
Anderson School/Helix Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Knoxville
Tusculum Linear Park Trail Beginner difficulty 8 ***** Greeneville
Sharps Ridge Memorial Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 ***** Knoxville
Ballantyne Short Track Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Charlotte
Pilot Rock Advanced difficulty 1.8 ***** Brevard
Holston Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Inman
Hilltop Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.8 ***** Brevard
Isaac Heath Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 ***** Brevard
Sidehill (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 ***** Asheville
Turkey Knob (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
Thunderrock Express (Tanasi Trail System) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Ocoee
Ride Kanuga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Hendersonville
Old Fort Gateway Trail System Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Old Fort
Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Troutman
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
Tsali Right Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Bryson City

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