460 Trails in Western North Carolina, North Carolina

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Tsali Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Bryson City
2. Bent Creek Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Asheville
3. Pinhoti Trail Advanced difficulty 100 ***** Dalton
4. DuPont State Forest Intermediate difficulty 80 **** Brevard
5. Black Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.1 ***** Brevard
6. USNWC Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Charlotte
7. Aska Trail System Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Blue Ridge
8. Laurel Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Mills River
9. Fire Mountain Trail System Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Cherokee
10. Tanasi Trail System Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Ocoee
11. Kitsuma Advanced difficulty 4.1 ***** Black Mountain
12. Jack Rabbit Trails Beginner difficulty 13 **** Hayesville
13. Paris Mountain State Park Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Greenville
14. Urban Wilderness South Loop (Ijams Nature Centre) Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Knoxville
15. Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Troutman
16. Ijams Nature Centre Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Knoxville
17. Heartbreak Ridge Advanced difficulty 2.3 ***** Old Fort
18. Sharps Ridge Memorial Park Advanced difficulty 8.0 ***** Knoxville
19. Haw Ridge Park Intermediate difficulty 25 **** Oak Ridge
20. Tsali Thompson Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
21. Baker Creek Preserve (Urban Wilderness South Loop) Beginner difficulty 7 ***** Knoxville
22. Bennett Gap / 138 Advanced difficulty 2.6 ***** Brevard
23. Brush Creek Beginner difficulty 7.0 ***** Ocoee
24. Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
25. Windrock Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Oliver Springs
26. WCU Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Cullowhee
27. Bracken Preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Brevard
28. Bays Mountain Park Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Kingsport
29. Greenslick (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.7 ***** Asheville
30. Kerr Scott Trails Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Wilkesboro
31. Warriors' Path State Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Kingsport
32. Pinhoti Trail: P3 (Pinhoti Trail) Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Ellijay
33. Stanley Gap (Aska Trail System) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Blue Ridge
34. Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate difficulty 2.5 ***** Brevard
35. Warrior Creek (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 9.3 ***** Wilkesboro
36. Loyston Point Trail Intermediate difficulty 30 ***** Andersonville
37. Sherman Branch Park Mtb Trail Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Charlotte
38. Anderson School/Helix Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Knoxville
39. Farlow Gap Expert difficulty 2.4 ***** Brevard
40. Rocky Branch Park Advanced difficulty 3 **** Belmont
41. Daniel Ridge Intermediate difficulty 3.1 **** Brevard
42. Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
43. Bailey Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** Marshall
44. Wild Turkey Intermediate difficulty 2.9 ***** Greensboro
45. Tsali Left Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Bryson City
46. Rocky Knob Park Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Boone
47. Fontana Village Advanced difficulty 20.0 **** Fontana Village
48. Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro
49. Tsali Right Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Bryson City
50. Tsali Mouse Branch Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City

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