252 Trails in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Ride Rock Creek difficulty 6 Zirconia
Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Wilkesboro
Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro
Warrior Creek (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 9.3 ***** Wilkesboro
Kerr Scott Trails Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Wilkesboro
Horton's Holler (formerly Berry Mountain loops) (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Wilkesboro
Fish Dam Creek Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) difficulty 0.4 Wilkesboro
Headwaters (Kerr Scott Trails) difficulty 1.4 Wilkesboro
Lake Loop Connector (Kerr Scott Trails) difficulty 0.1 Wilkesboro
Greenway Beginner difficulty 2.6 **** Valdese, NC
Gateway Mountain Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 0.0 **** Travelers Rest
Horse Pasture / Bootleg Expert difficulty 12.0 ***** Sunset
Southside Park - Croft State Natural Area Intermediate difficulty 12 **** Spartanburg
Croft Passage Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Spartanburg
Hub City Trail System at Duncan Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Spartanburg
Lake Johnson Fairforest Creek Connector Intermediate difficulty 4.5 ** Spartanburg
Green River Advanced difficulty 13.0 **** Saluda
Horse Cove Rd / FS 475C difficulty 6.0 Pisgah Forest
Bernard Mountain Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.8 **** Old Fort, North Carolina
Jarrett Creek Road Easiest difficulty 8.0 ** Old Fort
Star Gap Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Old Fort
Heartbreak Ridge Advanced difficulty 2.3 ***** Old Fort
Old Fort Gateway Trail System Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Old Fort
Woodland Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Newton
Firetower/haws Top Intermediate difficulty 12.0 *** Newport
Chimney Rock #154 (Paint Creek) difficulty 1.3 Newport
Paint Rock Trail #154A difficulty 0.6 Newport
Lake James State Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Nebo
Airport difficulty 6.0 Mtn View
Upper Wilson's Ridge aka 21 Jumps (Wilson Ridge (269)) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Mortimer
Estes Mill Trail aka Yellow Mailbox Trail Advanced difficulty 2.2 **** Mortimer
Sinkhole difficulty 2.0 Mortimer
Woodruff Ridge difficulty 2.0 Mortimer
Lower Wilson Ridge (269) (Wilson Ridge (269)) difficulty 0.8 Mortimer
Middle Wilson Ridge (269) (Wilson Ridge (269)) difficulty 1.6 Mortimer
Thorps Crk. (279) [Decommissioned] (Wilson Creek Area) Intermediate difficulty 2 * Mortimer
Wilson Ridge (269) difficulty 0.4 Mortimer
Panther Creek State Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morristown
South Mountain Loop Beginner difficulty 16.0 *** Morganton
Back Creek difficulty 9.0 Morganton
Greentown Trail (268) difficulty 3.1 Morganton
High Shoals Falls Trail (South Mountain Loop) difficulty 0.4 Morganton
Jackson Knob Trail difficulty 1.6 Morganton
Joe Vines Trail difficulty 0.1 Morganton
Upper Falls Trail (South Mountain Loop) difficulty 3.5 Morganton
Oak Hill Community Park and Forest difficulty 9 Morganton
Catawba Meadows Park difficulty 5.5 Morganton
Old Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 22.0 *** Montreat
Fletcher Creek Intermediate difficulty 1.6 ***** Mills River
Laurel Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Mills River

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