462 Trails in Western North Carolina, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Deep Gap #449 (Panthertown Valley)  difficulty 1.0 Cashiers
Deep Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 1.1 *** Bryson City
Deadfall Trail Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oak Ridge
Davidson River Trail Easiest difficulty 1.3 ***** Brevard
Darth Vader Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Elkin
Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Wilkesboro
Daniel Ridge Connector  difficulty 0.1 Brevard
Daniel Ridge Intermediate difficulty 3.1 **** Brevard
Dam Builders Trail (South Holston Dam)  difficulty 3.1 Bristol
Cub Creek Trails Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Wilkesboro
Croft Passage Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Spartanburg
Cove Creek Trail / 340 Advanced difficulty 1.8 ***** Brevard
Cove Creek Connector  difficulty 0.3 Brevard
Country Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Greensboro
Corn Mill Shoals Trail #19 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Brevard
Copperhead Trail (Country Park) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Greensboro
Coontree Advanced difficulty 1.1 *** Brevard
Connector (Richmond Hill Park)  difficulty 0.1 Asheville
Concord Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Knoxville
Colonel Francis Beatty Park Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Charlotte
Collet Grave Trail Easiest difficulty 0.0 **** Chuckey
Club Gap Expert difficulty 0.7 *** Brevard
Climbworks El Regis Intermediate difficulty 2 ***** Gatlinburg
Cleveland Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Greenville
Citico Creek Easiest difficulty 22.0 ***** Tellico Plains
China Creek Trail  difficulty 2.5 Boone
Chimney Rock #154 (Paint Creek)  difficulty 1.3 Newport
Chestnut Ridge Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Landrum
Chestnut Mountain Park  difficulty 14 Canton
Chain Ring/Creek (Anderson School/Helix) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Knoxville
Central Loop (Jack Rabbit Trails) Intermediate difficulty 2.5 **** Hayesville
Cedar Rock Trail #16 (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
Cedar Ridge Chatmoss Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Martinsville
Catawba Meadows Park  difficulty 5.5 Morganton
Cat Gap  difficulty 0.6 Brevard
Cascade Trail (DuPont State Recreational Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Brevard
Caryville Trails  difficulty 20.0 Caryville
Carpet Loop (USNWC)  difficulty 0.8 Charlotte
Carolina Thread Trail (USNWC) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Charlotte
Caraway Hills Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Sophia
Canyons Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Blowing Rock
Cantrell Creek Easiest difficulty 1.2 ***** Brevard
Calloway Ridge Trail (Concord Park)  difficulty 4.0 Knoxville
Cades Cove Beginner difficulty 11.0 **** Maryville
Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
Bushwhacker Trail Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Damascus
Burnt Tree Peninsula (Jack Rabbit Trails) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 **** Hayesville
Buffalo Mountain Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Elizabethton
Buffalo Creek Park: The Head, The Heart & The Tail (HHT) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Lake Lure
Buckwheat Knob / 122 Advanced difficulty 0.8 **** Brevard

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