21 Trails in Banner Elk, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Yancey Ridge 8.0 **** Linville
2. Table Rock Advanced 10.0 ***** Linville
3. Lees-McRae College Advanced 5.0 ***** Banner Elk
4. Sugar Mountain Resort Advanced 10.0 *** Banner Elk
5. Emerald Outback Intermediate 6.0 **** Beech Mountain
6. Canyons Advanced 3.0 **** Blowing Rock
7. Beech Mountain Resort Advanced 5.0 **** Banner Elk
8. Upper Wilson's Ridge aka 21 Jumps (Wilson Ridge (269)) Intermediate 1.5 **** Mortimer
9. Wilson Ridge (269) 0.4 Mortimer
10. Estes Mill Trail aka Yellow Mailbox Trail Advanced 2.2 **** Mortimer
11. Greenway Runarounds Beginner 3.0 ** Boone
12. Bodenheimer Parking Lot Trail 2.0 Boone
13. Woodruff Ridge 2.0 Mortimer
14. Sandpit / Water / Main Street Trail (Sugar Mountain Resort) 7.0 Banner Elk
15. Greentown Trail (268) 3.1 Morganton
16. China Creek Trail 2.5 Boone
17. Schoolhouse Connector 0.3 Marion
18. Middle Wilson Ridge (269) (Wilson Ridge (269)) 1.6 Mortimer
19. Thorps Crk. (279) [Decommissioned] (Wilson Creek Area) Intermediate 2 * Mortimer
20. Jackson Knob Trail 1.6 Morganton
21. Joe Vines Trail 0.1 Morganton

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