57 Trails in Durham, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
2. Brumley Forest Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
3. 286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate difficulty 13.9 **** Cary
4. Beaver Dam Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Raleigh
5. New Light Trails Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Raleigh
6. Carolina North Forest Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Chapel Hill
7. North Wake Landfill District Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Raleigh
8. Briar Chapel Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
9. Little River Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Durham
10. Old Creedmoor Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
11. Umstead State Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Raleigh
12. Research triangle park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Durham
13. Forest Ridge Main Loop Beginner difficulty 1.6 **** Wake Forest
14. Durant Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Raleigh
15. Lake Johnson Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Morrisville
16. Garner Recreation Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Garner
17. American Tobacco Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 ** Durham
18. Duke Forest Beginner difficulty 15.0 ** Durham
19. Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
20. Greene Tract Beginner difficulty 8 ***** Chapel Hill
21. Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill
22. UNC Outdoor Recreation Center difficulty 2 Chapel Hill
23. Lake Trail (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.8 Morrisville
24. Lake Crabtree County Park MTB Trails Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville
25. Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.8 Raleigh
26. Crow Branch Overlook Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 2.2 Chapel Hill
27. Buckeye Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 2.0 Chapel Hill
28. Manor Connector (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.2 Chapel Hill
29. Springhouse Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 3.0 Chapel Hill
30. Forest Ridge Little Loop (Forest Ridge Main Loop) difficulty 0.6 Wake Forest
31. Sludge (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.9 Morrisville
32. RTP Trails (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.4 Durham
33. RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) difficulty 1.0 Durham
34. Occoneechee Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 1.8 Chapel Hill
35. Nature Observation Trail (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.9 Chapel Hill
36. The Glade (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.1 Chapel Hill
37. Crazy Little Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.0 Chapel Hill
38. Loop 6 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
39. Loop 5 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
40. Conservation Corps Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.5 Chapel Hill
41. Loop 4 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.1 Morrisville
42. Loop 1 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.6 Morrisville
43. Loop 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville
44. Loop 3 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
45. RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.5 Durham
46. Beaver Pond Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 0.3 Raleigh
47. Jump Line 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.0 Morrisville
48. Jump Line 1 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.1 Morrisville
49. Simms Branch Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 1.3 Raleigh
50. RTP Loop 2 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.2 Durham

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