551 Trails in North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
251. Santeetlah Lake Trail Easiest difficulty 15.0 *** Robbinsville
252. Rich Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 ** Mocksville
253. Pine Cliffs Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Havelock
254. Estes Mill Trail aka Yellow Mailbox Trail Advanced difficulty 2.2 **** Mortimer
255. Nooks Trail #57 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
256. Reidsville Mountain Bike Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Reidsville
257. Chicken Road Advanced difficulty 5.0 ** Fort Bragg
258. Duke Forest Beginner difficulty 15.0 ** Durham
259. Greenway Runarounds Beginner difficulty 3.0 ** Boone
260. Buckhorn Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Wilson
261. Hilltop Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.8 ***** Brevard
262. Norwood Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Beginner difficulty 1.7 **** Troutman
263. North Boundary Road / 135 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Asheville
264. Arnette Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Fayetteville
265. School For The Deaf Bike Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Wilson
266. Rock Quarry Road (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Brevard
267. Cedarock Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 ** Burlington
268. Deerfield Loop / 335 (Bent Creek) Beginner difficulty 0.6 *** Asheville
269. Upper Ridge (Jack Rabbit Trails) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Hayesville
270. Roanoke Canal Arts Trail Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Roanoke Rapids
271. Kids Bike Loop (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Brevard
272. Shady Side (Owls Roost (Bur-Mil Park)) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Greensboro
273. Jame Boyce Park. difficulty 3.0 *** Charlotte
274. Carolina Thread Trail (USNWC) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Charlotte
275. Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
276. Easy Street (Sugar Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Banner Elk
277. Lower Cake Walk (Sugar Mountain Resort) Expert difficulty 1.0 **** Banner Elk
278. Kings Field Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** High point
279. Rattlesnake Knob #452 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Cashiers
280. Cantrell Creek Easiest difficulty 1.2 ***** Brevard
281. Greene Tract Beginner difficulty 8 ***** Chapel Hill
282. Capital Area Greenway Bent Creek Dr Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Raleigh
283. Son Tay Trail Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Ft Bragg
284. Stecoah Gap Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Robbinsville
285. Huntersville Athletic Park Beginner difficulty 1.5 ** Huntersville
286. Downwinder Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Asheville
287. Shope creek Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Asheville
288. Elmer Hollow (Fontana Village) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Fontana Village
289. FS 5058 Beginner difficulty 7.0 ** Brevard
290. Medoc Mountain State Park: Saponi and Pyrite Beginner difficulty 8.6 *** Hollister
291. Tarklin Branch Road #80 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 2.0 ** Brevard
292. Gold Branch (Fontana Village) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Fontana Village
293. Cascade Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Brevard
294. Riding Ford #450 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 0.9 **** Cashiers
295. Bernard Mountain Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.8 **** Old Fort, North Carolina
296. Ride Rock Creek difficulty 6 Zirconia
297. Buckhorn Creek Road #10 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Brevard
298. Panthertown Valley #474 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Cashiers
299. FS 5015 Beginner difficulty 4.0 ** Brevard
300. Jarrett Creek Road Easiest difficulty 8.0 ** Old Fort

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