462 Trails in Western North Carolina, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Jarrett Creek Road Easiest difficulty 8.0 ** Old Fort
Sharps Ridge Memorial Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 ***** Knoxville
Matthews State Forest Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Galax
Gem Mine Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lenoir
Panther Creek State Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morristown
Hobby Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Winston-Salem
Tsali Mouse Branch Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
Tsali Thompson Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
Fisher River Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Mount Airy
Colonel Francis Beatty Park Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Charlotte
Brush Creek Beginner difficulty 7.0 ***** Ocoee
Alexander Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 *** Asheville
Rocky Knob Park Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Boone
WCU Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Cullowhee
FS 5058 Beginner difficulty 7.0 ** Brevard
Cedar Ridge Chatmoss Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Martinsville
Sandpit / Water / Main Street Trail (Sugar Mountain Resort) difficulty 7.0 Banner Elk
Baker Creek Preserve (Urban Wilderness South Loop) Beginner difficulty 7 ***** Knoxville
Horton's Holler (formerly Berry Mountain loops) (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Wilkesboro
Sheltowee Trace, Section 31 (Sheltowee Trace) difficulty 7.0 Flatrock
Squirrel Gap Advanced difficulty 6.2 ***** Mills River
Concord Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Knoxville
Salem Lake Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Winston-Salem
Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Wilkesboro
Renaissance Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Charlotte
Rich Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 ** Mocksville
Lake Hickory Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Hickory
Hall Track Trail difficulty 6.0 Martinsville
Caraway Hills Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Sophia
Emerald Outback Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Beech Mountain
Badin Lake Trail Intermediate difficulty 6.0 * Troy
Moore's Springs Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Danbury
Horse Cove Rd / FS 475C difficulty 6.0 Pisgah Forest
Airport difficulty 6.0 Mtn View
Pinhoti Trail: P3 (Pinhoti Trail) Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Ellijay
Old Fort Gateway Trail System Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Old Fort
Ride Rock Creek difficulty 6 Zirconia
Hampton Watershed Trails difficulty 6 Hampton
Fonta Flora County Park difficulty 5.6 Linville
Catawba Meadows Park difficulty 5.5 Morganton
Turkeypen Gap / 131 Advanced difficulty 5.3 **** Brevard
Black Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.1 ***** Brevard
Pee Wee's Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Lincolnton
Signal Hill Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Statesville
Thrift Cove Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Brevard
Westwood Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Mount Airy
Fisher Farm Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Davidson
Flint Ridge Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Bryson City
IC King Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Knoxville
Lees-McRae College Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Banner Elk

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