553 Trails in North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
101. Panthertown Valley Intermediate difficulty 19.0 **** Cashiers
102. Briar Chapel Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
103. Cub Creek Trails Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Wilkesboro
104. Westwood Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Mount Airy
105. Buffalo Creek Park: The Head, The Heart & The Tail (HHT) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Lake Lure
106. Little Hickory Top / 136 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.9 **** Asheville
107. Fisher River Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Mount Airy
108. Lees-McRae College Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Banner Elk
109. Kolo Super-D course Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Asheville
110. Finch Park Intermediate difficulty 3.4 **** Lexington
111. Little River Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Durham
112. Flanners Beach Loop Beginner difficulty 4.0 **** Havelock
113. Richmond Hill Park Beginner difficulty 3 ***** Asheville
114. Woodland Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Newton
115. King Fisher Intermediate difficulty 0.8 ***** Greensboro
116. Corn Mill Shoals Trail #19 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Brevard
117. Cape Fear Mountain Bike Trail Easiest difficulty 7.5 *** Fayetteville
118. Trace Ridge #354 Intermediate difficulty 2.8 ***** Brevard
119. Signal Hill Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Statesville
120. Horizons Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Winston-Salem
121. Sidehill (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 ***** Asheville
122. Wildlife Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Troutman
123. Reedy Fork Intermediate difficulty 3.3 *** Greensboro
124. Flint Ridge Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Bryson City
125. Old Creedmoor Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
126. Sugar Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** Banner Elk
127. Copperhead Trail (Country Park) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Greensboro
128. Emerald Outback Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Beech Mountain
129. Buckwheat Knob / 122 Advanced difficulty 0.8 **** Brevard
130. Ballantyne Short Track Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Charlotte
131. George Poston Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Lowell
132. Fallstown Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Intermediate difficulty 0.9 ***** Troutman
133. Wolf Branch / 666 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Asheville
134. Sneaking Creek (Jack Rabbit Trails) Beginner difficulty 2.5 ***** Hayesville
135. Umstead State Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Raleigh
136. Research triangle park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Durham
137. Bigleaf Slopes Park Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Statesville
138. All American Singletrack (All American Trail) Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Ft. Bragg
139. Alexander Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 *** Asheville
140. Off Road Assault On Mount Mitchell Expert difficulty 59.0 ***** Black Mountain
141. Northeast Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Greensboro
142. Bill Heffner Elementary School Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Fayetteville
143. Smith Lake Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Ft. Bragg
144. Durant Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Raleigh
145. Winding Stairs Beginner difficulty 14.0 **** Nantahala
146. Buckhorn Gap / 103 (Avery Creek) Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
147. Laurel Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Troutman
148. All American Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Ft. Bragg
149. Explorer Loop / 337 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 2.1 **** Asheville
150. Horton's Holler (formerly Berry Mountain loops) (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Wilkesboro

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