48 Trails in Triangle, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Brumley Forest Intermediate 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
2. Beaver Dam Intermediate 10.0 **** Raleigh
3. Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate 7.0 **** Morrisville
4. New Light Trails Intermediate 15.0 **** Raleigh
5. Carolina North Forest Intermediate 10 **** Chapel Hill
6. Briar Chapel Advanced 5.0 **** Chapel Hill
7. Little River Intermediate 6.0 **** Durham
8. Old Creedmoor Intermediate 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
9. 286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate 13.9 **** Cary
10. Umstead State Park Beginner 13.0 *** Raleigh
11. Research triangle park Intermediate 5.0 **** Durham
12. Lake Johnson Intermediate 2.0 *** Morrisville
13. American Tobacco Trail Easiest 23.0 ** Durham
14. Duke Forest Beginner 15.0 ** Durham
15. Country Trail Intermediate 4.0 ** Raleigh
16. Greene Tract Beginner 8 ***** Chapel Hill
17. Jedi Spur (Carolina North Forest) Intermediate 0.2 ***** Chapel Hill
18. UNC Outdoor Recreation Center 2 Chapel Hill
19. Lake Trail (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.8 Morrisville
20. Lake Crabtree County Park MTB Trails Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.4 Morrisville
21. Graylyn Trail (Umstead State Park) 0.8 Raleigh
22. Buckeye Loop (Brumley Forest) 2.0 Chapel Hill
23. Crow Branch Overlook Loop (Carolina North Forest) 2.2 Chapel Hill
24. Springhouse Loop (Brumley Forest) 3.0 Chapel Hill
25. Manor Connector (Brumley Forest) 0.2 Chapel Hill
26. Sludge (Lake Crabtree County Park) 1.9 Morrisville
27. RTP Trails (Research triangle park) 0.4 Durham
28. RTP Loop 3 (Research triangle park) 1.0 Durham
29. Occoneechee Loop (Carolina North Forest) 1.8 Chapel Hill
30. Nature Observation Trail (Carolina North Forest) 0.9 Chapel Hill
31. Crazy Little Loop (Carolina North Forest) 0.0 Chapel Hill
32. The Glade (Carolina North Forest) 0.1 Chapel Hill
33. Conservation Corps Loop (Brumley Forest) 0.5 Chapel Hill
34. E Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.3 Morrisville
35. Loop 6 (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.3 Morrisville
36. Loop 5 (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.3 Morrisville
37. Number 5 (Carolina North Forest) 0.2 Chapel Hill
38. Loop 4 (Lake Crabtree County Park) 1.1 Morrisville
39. Pump Track (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.0 Morrisville
40. Reedy Creek Lake Trail (Umstead State Park) 0.1 Raleigh
41. RTP Loop 4 (Research triangle park) 0.5 Durham
42. RTP Loop 2 (Research triangle park) 0.2 Durham
43. Loop 3-4 Connector (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.0 Morrisville
44. Loop 3 (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.3 Morrisville
45. Loop 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.4 Morrisville
46. Loop 1 (Lake Crabtree County Park) 1.6 Morrisville
47. Jump Line 1 (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.1 Morrisville
48. Jump Line 2 (Lake Crabtree County Park) 0.0 Morrisville

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