551 Trails in North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
301. Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill
302. Devils Elbow #448 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Cashiers
303. Hoor Hollow (Fontana Village) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Fontana Village
304. Club Gap Expert difficulty 0.7 *** Brevard
305. Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Beginner difficulty 0.1 *** Brevard
306. Spencer Branch (Spencer Gap)  difficulty 2.0 Mills River
307. Middle Fork  difficulty 1.3 Mills River
308. Sink's Way (Steele Creek Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Bristol
309. Greenway Beginner difficulty 2.6 **** Valdese, NC
310. Brevard Bike Path  difficulty 3.0 Brevard
311. Upper Lewellyn Cove (Fontana Village) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Fontana Village
312. Barrington loop Beginner difficulty 2.0 ** Waxhaw
313. Cat Gap  difficulty 0.6 Brevard
314. Reservoir Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 * Pinehurst
315. Badin Lake Trail Intermediate difficulty 6.0 * Troy
316. Nursery Road- Nta Beginner difficulty 7.0 ** Spring Lake
317. NCSU Centenial Campus  difficulty 8.0 Raleigh
318. Horse Cove Rd / FS 475C  difficulty 6.0 Pisgah Forest
319. Elkin Creek and Iron Falls Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Elkin
320. RTP Beginner difficulty 4.0 ** Morrisville
321. Whiting (Fontana Village) Advanced difficulty 3.0 *** Fontana Village
322. Brushy Creek (Bracken Preserve)  difficulty 1.8 Brevard
323. Area J- Ft. Bragg Easiest difficulty 9.0 * Fort Bragg
324. Powerline Road #451 (Panthertown Valley) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ** Cashiers
325. Beaucatcher Mountain Trails  difficulty 5.0 Asheville
326. Hornet's Nest Trail  difficulty 5.0 ** Statesville
327. Gravity Pits  difficulty 11.0 * Fayetteville
328. South Fork River Trail Beginner difficulty 2.0 *** McAdenville
329. Outdoor Recreation Center Expert difficulty 3.0 Chapel Hill
330. Hobby Park West 1/2 (Hobby Park)  difficulty 4.0 Winston-salem
331. Knob Scorcher  difficulty 100.0 Brevard
332. UNC Outdoor Recreation Center  difficulty 2 Chapel Hill
333. Art Loeb Bypass  difficulty 0.0 Brevard
334. Old River Road  difficulty 11.0 Nantahala
335. Bodenheimer Parking Lot Trail  difficulty 2.0 Boone
336. Snaggy Creek Trail  difficulty 23.0 Cullowhee
337. Lake Loop (USNWC)  difficulty 2.4 Charlotte
338. TDK trails  difficulty 1.0 Charlotte
339. Turkey Neck  difficulty 4.0 Madison
340. Jura Drive Trail Easiest difficulty 1.0 * Fayetteville
341. Back Creek  difficulty 9.0 Morganton
342. Swinging Bridge  difficulty 12 Franklin
343. Calfpen Gap  difficulty 14.0 Bryson City
344. Figure 8 (USNWC)  difficulty 0.8 Charlotte
345. McAlpine Creek & Campbell Creek Greenway - Short Easiest difficulty 5.0 *** Charlotte
346. Fonta Flora County Park  difficulty 5.6 Linville
347. Long Branch / Trail 116  difficulty 2.4 Brevard
348. Oak Hill Community Park and Forest  difficulty 9 Morganton
349. Catawba Meadows Park  difficulty 5.5 Morganton
350. Sinkhole  difficulty 2.0 Mortimer

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