57 Trails in Durham, 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
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
Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
Little River Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Durham
Research triangle park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Durham
Briar Chapel Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
Country Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Raleigh
Garner Recreation Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Garner
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
UNC Outdoor Recreation Center difficulty 2 Chapel Hill
Buckeye Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 2.0 Chapel Hill
North Wake Landfill District Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Raleigh
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
Simms Branch Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 1.3 Raleigh
Loop 4 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 1.1 Morrisville
RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) difficulty 1.0 Durham
Durant Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Raleigh
Nature Observation Trail (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.9 Chapel Hill
Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) difficulty 0.8 Raleigh
Lake Trail (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.8 Morrisville
Border Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 0.7 Raleigh
Forest Ridge Little Loop (Forest Ridge Main Loop) difficulty 0.6 Wake Forest
Conservation Corps Loop (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.5 Chapel Hill
RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.5 Durham
RTP Trails (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.4 Durham
Lake Crabtree County Park MTB Trails Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville
Loop 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.4 Morrisville
E Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
Beaver Pond Trail (Durant Nature Park) difficulty 0.3 Raleigh
Loop 3 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
Loop 5 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
Loop 6 (Lake Crabtree County Park) difficulty 0.3 Morrisville
Number 5 (Carolina North Forest) difficulty 0.2 Chapel Hill
RTP Loop 2 (Research triangle park) difficulty 0.2 Durham
Manor Connector (Brumley Forest) difficulty 0.2 Chapel Hill
Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate difficulty 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill

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