63 Trails in Raleigh, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
2. 286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate difficulty 13.9 **** Cary
3. Beaver Dam Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Raleigh
4. New Light Trails Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Raleigh
5. Hog Run/Harris Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** New Hill
6. Legend Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Clayton
7. North Wake Landfill District Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Raleigh
8. Little River Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Durham
9. Old Creedmoor Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
10. Umstead State Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Raleigh
11. Research triangle park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Durham
12. Forest Ridge Main Loop Beginner difficulty 1.6 **** Wake Forest
13. Durant Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Raleigh
14. Westside Lake Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Wake Forest
15. Lake Johnson Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Morrisville
16. Shady 80 Intermediate difficulty 2 ***** Wake Forest
17. Tar River Trails Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Wilton
18. Neuse River Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Raleigh
19. Garner Recreation Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Garner
20. American Tobacco Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 ** Durham
21. Duke Forest Beginner difficulty 15.0 ** Durham
22. Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
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. Advanced Skills Lines (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.1 New Hill
26. Intermediate Loop 1 (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.8 New Hill
27. Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.8 Raleigh
28. Sludge (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.9 Morrisville
29. RTP Trails (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.4 Durham
30. RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) difficulty 1.0 Durham
31. Intermediate Loop 2 (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.9 New Hill
32. Hog Run Trailhead Connector (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.0 New Hill
33. Forest Ridge Little Loop (Forest Ridge Main Loop) difficulty 0.6 Wake Forest
34. Advanced Skill Park Access (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.0 New Hill
35. Advanced East Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.4 New Hill
36. Loop 5 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
37. West Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 1.1 New Hill
38. Advanced South Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.9 New Hill
39. Simms Branch Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 1.3 Raleigh
40. Advanced Skills Loop (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.1 New Hill
41. Beaver Pond Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 0.3 Raleigh
42. RTP Loop 2 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.2 Durham
43. RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.5 Durham
44. Reedy Creek Lake Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.1 Raleigh
45. Pump Track (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.0 Morrisville
46. North Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 1.5 New Hill
47. Nance Springs Loop (North Wake Landfill District Park) difficulty 1.7 Raleigh
48. E Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
49. Loop 6 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
50. Hog Run Connector (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.1 New Hill

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