75 Trails in Cary, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
American Tobacco Trail Easiest difficulty 23.0 ** Durham
Duke Forest Beginner difficulty 15.0 ** Durham
New Light Trails Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Raleigh
286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate difficulty 13.9 **** Cary
Umstead State Park Beginner difficulty 13.0 *** Raleigh
Carolina North Forest Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Chapel Hill
San-lee Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Sanford
Beaver Dam Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Raleigh
Old Creedmoor Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
Brumley Forest Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
Greene Tract Beginner difficulty 8 ***** Chapel Hill
Neuse River Trail Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Raleigh
Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
Research triangle park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Durham
Hog Run/Harris Lake Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** New Hill
Briar Chapel Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
Garner Recreation Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Garner
Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
Springhouse Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 3.0 Chapel Hill
Crow Branch Overlook Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 2.2 Chapel Hill
Lake Johnson Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Morrisville
North Wake Landfill District Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Raleigh
UNC Outdoor Recreation Center difficulty 2 Chapel Hill
Buckeye Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 2.0 Chapel Hill
Sludge (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.9 Morrisville
Occoneechee Loop (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 1.8 Chapel Hill
Nance Springs Loop (North Wake Landfill District Park) difficulty 1.7 Raleigh
Loop 1 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.6 Morrisville
Forest Ridge Main Loop Beginner difficulty 1.6 **** Wake Forest
North Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 1.5 New Hill
Simms Branch Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 1.3 Raleigh
West Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 1.1 New Hill
Loop 4 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.1 Morrisville
Durant Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Raleigh
RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) difficulty 1.0 Durham
Nature Observation Trail (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.9 Chapel Hill
Advanced South Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.9 New Hill
Intermediate Loop 2 (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.9 New Hill
Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.8 Raleigh
Lake Trail (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.8 Morrisville
Intermediate Loop 1 (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.8 New Hill
Beginner Loop (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.7 New Hill
Border Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 0.7 Raleigh
Forest Ridge Little Loop (Forest Ridge Main Loop) difficulty 0.6 Wake Forest
Inner Loop B (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.6 New Hill
RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.5 Durham
Conservation Corps Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.5 Chapel Hill
Advanced East Section (Hog Run/Harris Lake) difficulty 0.4 New Hill
RTP Trails (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.4 Durham
Loop 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville

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