549 Trails in 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. DuPont State Forest Intermediate difficulty 80 **** Brevard
4. Black Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.1 ***** Brevard
5. USNWC Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Charlotte
6. Laurel Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Mills River
7. Fire Mountain Trail System Intermediate difficulty 12.0 ***** Cherokee
8. Kitsuma Advanced difficulty 4.1 ***** Black Mountain
9. Jack Rabbit Trails Beginner difficulty 13 **** Hayesville
10. San-lee Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Sanford
11. Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Troutman
12. Heartbreak Ridge Advanced difficulty 2.3 ***** Old Fort
13. Tsali Thompson Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
14. Bennett Gap / 138 Advanced difficulty 2.6 ***** Brevard
15. Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
16. WCU Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Cullowhee
17. Bracken Preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Brevard
18. Greenslick (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.7 ***** Asheville
19. Kerr Scott Trails Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Wilkesboro
20. Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate difficulty 2.5 ***** Brevard
21. Lake Crabtree County Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Morrisville
22. Warrior Creek (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 9.3 ***** Wilkesboro
23. Sherman Branch Park Mtb Trail Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Charlotte
24. Farlow Gap Expert difficulty 2.4 ***** Brevard
25. Rocky Branch Park Advanced difficulty 3 **** Belmont
26. Daniel Ridge Intermediate difficulty 3.1 **** Brevard
27. Ridgeline Trail #65 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
28. Bailey Mountain Bike Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** Marshall
29. Wild Turkey Intermediate difficulty 2.9 ***** Greensboro
30. Tsali Left Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Bryson City
31. Rocky Knob Park Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Boone
32. Brumley Forest Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
33. Fontana Village Advanced difficulty 20.0 **** Fontana Village
34. Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro
35. Tsali Right Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Bryson City
36. Tsali Mouse Branch Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
37. Back Yard Trails Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Charlotte
38. Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Wilkesboro
39. Big Rock Trail #3 (DuPont State Forest) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
40. Hobby Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Winston-Salem
41. Colonel Francis Beatty Park Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Charlotte
42. Moore's Springs Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Danbury
43. Star Gap Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Old Fort
44. 286 Main Loop (286 Main Loop) Intermediate difficulty 13.9 **** Cary
45. Owls Roost (Bur-Mil Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Greensboro
46. Blue Heron Intermediate difficulty 2.4 ***** Greensboro
47. Hanging Dog Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Murphy
48. Brunswick Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Leland
49. Beaver Dam Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Raleigh
50. Ride Kanuga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Hendersonville

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