75 Trails in Cary, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. San-lee Park Intermediate 10.0 **** Sanford
2. Brumley Forest Intermediate 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
3. Beaver Dam Intermediate 10.0 **** Raleigh
4. Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate 7.0 **** Morrisville
5. New Light Trails Intermediate 15.0 **** Raleigh
6. Hog Run/Harris Lake Beginner 5.0 **** New Hill
7. Carolina North Forest Intermediate 10 **** Chapel Hill
8. North Wake Landfill District Park Beginner 2.0 **** Raleigh
9. Briar Chapel Advanced 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
10. Old Creedmoor Intermediate 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
11. 286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate 13.9 **** Cary
12. Umstead State Park Beginner 13.0 *** Raleigh
13. Research triangle park Intermediate 5.0 **** Durham
14. Forest Ridge Main Loop Beginner 1.6 **** Wake Forest
15. Durant Nature Park Intermediate 1.0 **** Raleigh
16. Lake Johnson Intermediate 2.0 *** Morrisville
17. Neuse River Trail Easiest 8.0 *** Raleigh
18. Garner Recreation Park Intermediate 4.0 *** Garner
19. American Tobacco Trail Easiest 23.0 ** Durham
20. Duke Forest Beginner 15.0 ** Durham
21. Country Trail Intermediate 4.0 ** Raleigh
22. Greene Tract Beginner 8 ***** Chapel Hill
23. Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill
24. UNC Outdoor Recreation Center 2 Chapel Hill
25. Lake Trail (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.8 Morrisville
26. Lake Crabtree County Park MTB Trails Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.4 Morrisville
27. Advanced Skills Lines (Hog Run/Harris Lake) 0.1 New Hill
28. Intermediate Loop 1 (Hog Run/Harris Lake) 0.8 New Hill
29. Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) 0.8 Raleigh
30. Manor Connector (Brumley Forest) 0.2 Chapel Hill
31. Springhouse Loop (Brumley Forest) 3.0 Chapel Hill
32. Buckeye Loop (Brumley Forest) 2.0 Chapel Hill
33. Crow Branch Overlook Loop (Carolina North Forest) 2.2 Chapel Hill
34. RTP Trails (Research triangle park) 0.4 Durham
35. RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) 1.0 Durham
36. Intermediate Loop 2 (Hog Run/Harris Lake) 0.9 New Hill
37. Hog Run Trailhead Connector (Hog Run/Harris Lake) 0.0 New Hill
38. Advanced Skill Park Access (Hog Run/Harris Lake) 0.0 New Hill
39. Forest Ridge Little Loop (Forest Ridge Main Loop) 0.6 Wake Forest
40. Advanced East Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) 0.4 New Hill
41. Sludge (Lake Crabtree County Park) 1.9 Morrisville
42. Nature Observation Trail (Carolina North Forest) 0.9 Chapel Hill
43. Occoneechee Loop (Carolina North Forest) 1.8 Chapel Hill
44. The Glade (Carolina North Forest) 0.1 Chapel Hill
45. Conservation Corps Loop (Brumley Forest) 0.5 Chapel Hill
46. Crazy Little Loop (Carolina North Forest) 0.0 Chapel Hill
47. RTP Loop 2 (Research triangle park) 0.2 Durham
48. RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) 0.5 Durham
49. West Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) 1.1 New Hill
50. Reedy Creek Lake Trail (Umstead State Park) 0.1 Raleigh

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