105 Trails in Horse Shoe, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Bent Creek Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Asheville
2. DuPont State Forest Intermediate difficulty 80 **** Brevard
3. Black Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.1 ***** Brevard
4. Laurel Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Mills River
5. Bennett Gap / 138 Advanced difficulty 2.6 ***** Brevard
6. Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
7. Bracken Preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Brevard
8. Greenslick (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.7 ***** Asheville
9. Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate difficulty 2.5 ***** Brevard
10. Farlow Gap Expert difficulty 2.4 ***** Brevard
11. Daniel Ridge Intermediate difficulty 3.1 **** Brevard
12. Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
13. Big Rock Trail #3 (DuPont State Forest) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
14. Ride Kanuga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Hendersonville
15. Thrift Cove Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Brevard
16. Fletcher Creek Intermediate difficulty 1.6 ***** Mills River
17. Cedar Rock Trail #16 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
18. Spencer Gap Easiest difficulty 3.1 ***** Mills River
19. Reasonover Creek Trail (DuPont State Forest) Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Cedar Mountain
20. Jim Branch Trail #41 (DuPont State Forest) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
21. Squirrel Gap Advanced difficulty 6.2 ***** Mills River
22. Pilot Cove-Slate Rocks / 102 Advanced difficulty 3.7 *** Mills River
23. 5 Falls Dupont Sf (DuPont State Forest) Beginner difficulty 12.0 ***** Brevard
24. Cove Creek Trail / 340 Advanced difficulty 1.8 ***** Brevard
25. Mine Mountain (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
26. Hickory Mountain Loop (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
27. Sycamore Cove Intermediate difficulty 1.7 **** Brevard
28. Little Hickory Top / 136 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.9 **** Asheville
29. North Slope Intermediate difficulty 3.4 **** Brevard
30. Richmond Hill Park Beginner difficulty 3 ***** Asheville
31. Trace Ridge #354 Intermediate difficulty 2.8 ***** Brevard
32. Corn Mill Shoals Trail #19 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.3 **** Brevard
33. Sidehill (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 ***** Asheville
34. Pilot Rock difficulty 1.8 **** Brevard
35. Wolf Branch / 666 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Asheville
36. Buckwheat Knob / 122 Advanced difficulty 0.8 ***** Brevard
37. Buckhorn Gap / 103 (Avery Creek) Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
38. Explorer Loop / 337 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 2.1 **** Asheville
39. Isaac Heath Trail #40 Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
40. Green River Advanced difficulty 13.0 **** Saluda
41. Deer Lake Lodge / 664 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Asheville
42. Pilot Cove Trail Advanced difficulty 1.7 ***** Brevard
43. Turkeypen Gap / 131 Advanced difficulty 5.3 **** Brevard
44. Hardtimes Connector / 661 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.6 **** Asheville
45. Biltmore Trails Beginner difficulty 33.0 *** Asheville
46. Boyd Branch / 665 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.6 ***** Asheville
47. Hickory Mountain Road #33 (DuPont State Forest) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Brevard
48. Turkey Knob (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
49. Reeb Ranch Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
50. South Mills River Trail Intermediate difficulty 14.0 *** Brevard

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