463 Trails in Western North Carolina, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Cove Creek Trail / 340 Advanced difficulty 1.8 ***** Brevard
Pilot Rock Advanced difficulty 1.8 ***** Brevard
Tennis Court Loop (Renaissance Park)  difficulty 1.8 Charlotte
Sassafras Loop  difficulty 1.78 Greenville
Sycamore Cove Intermediate difficulty 1.7 **** Brevard
Greenslick (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.7 ***** Asheville
Pilot Cove Trail Advanced difficulty 1.7 ***** Brevard
Four Mile Creek Greenway Easiest difficulty 1.7 *** Charlotte
Fox Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.7 ***** Troutman
Norwood Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Beginner difficulty 1.7 **** Troutman
Fletcher Creek Intermediate difficulty 1.6 ***** Mills River
Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
Buckhorn Gap / 103 (Clawhammer Creek)  difficulty 1.6 Brevard
Jackson Knob Trail  difficulty 1.6 Morganton
Land of the Lost (Moore’s Springs Trails)  difficulty 1.6 Danbury
Middle Wilson Ridge (269) (Wilson Ridge (269))  difficulty 1.6 Mortimer
Huntersville Athletic Park Beginner difficulty 1.5 ** Huntersville
Blackrock #447 (Panthertown Valley) Advanced difficulty 1.5 ***** Cashiers
Upper Wilson's Ridge aka 21 Jumps (Wilson Ridge (269)) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Mortimer
Carolina Thread Trail (USNWC) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Charlotte
Rocky Branch (Rocky Knob Park)  difficulty 1.5 Boone
Laurel Creek #348 Expert difficulty 1.4 **** Horse Shoe
Headwaters (Kerr Scott Trails)  difficulty 1.4 Wilkesboro
Major Tom (Moore’s Springs Trails)  difficulty 1.4 Danbury
North Main Loop (USNWC)  difficulty 1.4 Charlotte
Uktena (Fire Mountain Trail System)  difficulty 1.4 Cherokee
Middle Fork  difficulty 1.3 Mills River
Corn Mill Shoals Trail #19 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Brevard
Sliding Rock Creek Beginner difficulty 1.3 **** Greenville
North Mills River #353  difficulty 1.3 Mills River
Bracken Mountain (Bracken Preserve)  difficulty 1.3 Brevard
Chimney Rock #154 (Paint Creek)  difficulty 1.3 Newport
Davidson River Trail Easiest difficulty 1.3 ***** Brevard
Ingles Field Gap #150 (Bent Creek)  difficulty 1.3 Asheville
Kessel Run (Fire Mountain Trail System)  difficulty 1.3 Cherokee
Pine Tree Loop (Bent Creek)  difficulty 1.3 Asheville
Upper Ridge (Jack Rabbit Trails) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Hayesville
Cantrell Creek Easiest difficulty 1.2 ***** Brevard
North Side (Moore’s Springs Trails)  difficulty 1.2 Danbury
Northwest Trails (Tanglewood Park)  difficulty 1.2 Winston-Salem
Sulphur Springs Trail (Paris Mountain State Park)  difficulty 1.2 Greenville
Brissy Ridge Trail (Paris Mountain State Park)  difficulty 1.2 Greenville
Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
Coontree Advanced difficulty 1.1 *** Brevard
Deep Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 1.1 *** Bryson City
Cascade Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Brevard
Main Loop (Fisher Farm Park)  difficulty 1.1 Davidson
Middle Earth (Rocky Knob Park)  difficulty 1.1 Boone
Pharr Family Preserve Trail  difficulty 1.1 Midland
SpearFinger (Fire Mountain Trail System)  difficulty 1.1 Cherokee

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