546 Trails in North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Tsali Recreation Area Intermediate 30 **** Bryson City
2. Bent Creek Intermediate 30.0 ***** Asheville
3. Black Mountain Advanced 5.1 ***** Brevard
4. USNWC Intermediate 45.0 ***** Charlotte
5. Laurel Mountain Advanced 5.0 ***** Mills River
6. Dupont State Forest Intermediate 80 **** Brevard
7. Fire Mountain Trail System Intermediate 12.0 ***** Cherokee
8. Kerr Scott Trails Intermediate 45.0 ***** Wilkesboro
9. Kitsuma Advanced 4.1 ***** Black Mountain
10. Jack Rabbit Trails Beginner 13.0 **** Hayesville
11. Bennett Gap / 138 Advanced 2.6 ***** Brevard
12. Warrior Creek (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate 9.3 ***** Wilkesboro
13. San-lee Park Intermediate 10.0 **** Sanford
14. Ridgeline Trail #65 (Dupont State Forest) Intermediate 1.1 ***** Brevard
15. Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park Intermediate 30.0 **** Troutman
16. Tsali Thompson Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate 7.0 ***** Bryson City
17. Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate 2.5 ***** Brevard
18. WCU Trails Intermediate 7.0 ***** Cullowhee
19. Back Yard Trails Advanced 11.0 **** Charlotte
20. Bracken Preserve Intermediate 8.0 **** Brevard
21. Green's Lick (Bent Creek) Intermediate 1.7 ***** Asheville
22. Heartbreak Ridge Advanced 2.3 ***** Old Fort
23. Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced 1.6 **** Brevard
24. Sherman Branch Park Mtb Trail Intermediate 11.0 ***** Charlotte
25. Farlow Gap Expert 2.4 ***** Brevard
26. Daniel Ridge Intermediate 3.1 **** Brevard
27. Bailey Mountain Bike Park Beginner 5.0 ***** Marshall
28. Squirrel Gap Advanced 6.2 ***** Mills River
29. Wild Turkey Intermediate 2.9 ***** Greensboro
30. Tsali Left Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate 11.0 **** Bryson City
31. Rocky Knob Park Advanced 7.0 ***** Boone
32. Fontana Village Advanced 20.0 **** Fontana Village
33. Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro
34. Tsali Right Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate 14.0 **** Bryson City
35. Brumley Forest Intermediate 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
36. Tsali Mouse Branch Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate 7.0 ***** Bryson City
37. Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate 6 **** Wilkesboro
38. Big Rock Trail #3 (Dupont State Forest) Advanced 1.0 ***** Brevard
39. Hobby Park Intermediate 7.0 **** Winston-Salem
40. Colonel Francis Beatty Park Intermediate 7 **** Charlotte
41. Moore's Springs Trails Intermediate 6.0 ***** Danbury
42. Star Gap Advanced 2.0 ***** Old Fort
43. Rocky Branch Trail Advanced 3.0 **** Belmont
44. Owls Roost (Bur-Mil Park) Intermediate 8.0 **** Greensboro
45. Blue Heron Intermediate 2.4 ***** Greensboro
46. Hanging Dog Intermediate 8.0 **** Murphy
47. Brunswick Nature Park Intermediate 6.0 **** Leland
48. Beaver Dam Intermediate 10.0 **** Raleigh
49. Thrift Cove Intermediate 5.0 ***** Brevard
50. Brown's Creek Nature Park Beginner 13 ***** Elizabethtown