551 Trails in North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
251. Rich Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 ** Mocksville
252. Pine Cliffs Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Havelock
253. Estes Mill Trail aka Yellow Mailbox Trail Advanced difficulty 2.2 **** Mortimer
254. Nooks Trail #57 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
255. Reidsville Mountain Bike Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Reidsville
256. Chicken Road Advanced difficulty 5.0 ** Fort Bragg
257. Greenway Runarounds Beginner difficulty 3.0 ** Boone
258. Buckhorn Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Wilson
259. Duke Forest Beginner difficulty 15.0 ** Durham
260. Norwood Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Beginner difficulty 1.7 **** Troutman
261. North Boundary Road / 135 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Asheville
262. Arnette Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Fayetteville
263. School For The Deaf Bike Trail Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Wilson
264. Rock Quarry Road (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** Brevard
265. Cedarock Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 ** Burlington
266. Deerfield Loop / 335 (Bent Creek) Beginner difficulty 0.6 *** Asheville
267. Upper Ridge (Jack Rabbit Trails) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Hayesville
268. Roanoke Canal Arts Trail Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Roanoke Rapids
269. Kids Bike Loop (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Brevard
270. Shady Side (Owls Roost (Bur-Mil Park)) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Greensboro
271. Jame Boyce Park. difficulty 3.0 *** Charlotte
272. Carolina Thread Trail (USNWC) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Charlotte
273. Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
274. Easy Street (Sugar Mountain Resort) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Banner Elk
275. Lower Cake Walk (Sugar Mountain Resort) Expert difficulty 1.0 **** Banner Elk
276. Kings Field Easiest difficulty 5.0 ***** High point
277. Rattlesnake Knob #452 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 ***** Cashiers
278. Cantrell Creek Easiest difficulty 1.2 ***** Brevard
279. Greene Tract Beginner difficulty 8 ***** Chapel Hill
280. Capital Area Greenway Bent Creek Dr Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Raleigh
281. Son Tay Trail Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Ft Bragg
282. Stecoah Gap Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Robbinsville
283. Huntersville Athletic Park Beginner difficulty 1.5 ** Huntersville
284. Downwinder Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Asheville
285. Shope creek Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Asheville
286. Elmer Hollow (Fontana Village) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Fontana Village
287. FS 5058 Beginner difficulty 7.0 ** Brevard
288. Medoc Mountain State Park: Saponi and Pyrite Beginner difficulty 8.6 *** Hollister
289. Tarklin Branch Road #80 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 2.0 ** Brevard
290. Gold Branch (Fontana Village) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Fontana Village
291. Cascade Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Brevard
292. Riding Ford #450 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 0.9 **** Cashiers
293. Bernard Mountain Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.8 **** Old Fort, North Carolina
294. Ride Rock Creek difficulty 6 Zirconia
295. Buckhorn Creek Road #10 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ** Brevard
296. Panthertown Valley #474 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 *** Cashiers
297. FS 5015 Beginner difficulty 4.0 ** Brevard
298. Jarrett Creek Road Easiest difficulty 8.0 ** Old Fort
299. Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill
300. Devils Elbow #448 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Cashiers

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