75 Trails in Cary, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Briar Chapel Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
San-lee Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Sanford
286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate difficulty 13.9 **** Cary
New Light Trails Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Raleigh
Old Creedmoor Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
Lake Johnson Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Morrisville
Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill
Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
Carolina North Forest Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Chapel Hill
Research triangle park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Durham
Beaver Dam Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Raleigh
Brumley Forest Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
Durant Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Raleigh
Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
Garner Recreation Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Garner
Hog Run/Harris Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** New Hill
North Wake Landfill District Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Raleigh
Forest Ridge Main Loop Beginner difficulty 1.6 **** Wake Forest
Greene Tract Beginner difficulty 8 ***** Chapel Hill
Umstead State Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Raleigh
Duke Forest Beginner difficulty 15.0 ** Durham
American Tobacco Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 ** Durham
Neuse River Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Raleigh
Loop 3 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
Loop 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville
Loop 3-4 Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.0 Morrisville
Loop 4 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.1 Morrisville
Loop 5 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
Loop 6 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
E Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
Manor Connector (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.2 Chapel Hill
Nance Springs Loop (North Wake Landfill District Park) difficulty 1.7 Raleigh
Nature Observation Trail (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.9 Chapel Hill
North Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 1.5 New Hill
Number 5 (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.2 Chapel Hill
Occoneechee Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 1.8 Chapel Hill
Pump Track (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.0 Morrisville
Reedy Creek Lake Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.1 Raleigh
RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.5 Durham
RTP Loop 2 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.2 Durham
RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) difficulty 1.0 Durham
RTP Trails (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.4 Durham
Simms Branch Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 1.3 Raleigh
Sludge (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.9 Morrisville
Advanced South Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.9 New Hill
Springhouse Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 3.0 Chapel Hill
The Glade (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.1 Chapel Hill
West Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 1.1 New Hill
UNC Outdoor Recreation Center difficulty 2 Chapel Hill
Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.8 Raleigh

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