549 Trails in North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Brown's Creek Nature Park Beginner difficulty 13 ***** Elizabethtown
Greenslick (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.7 ***** Asheville
Rocky Knob Park Advanced difficulty 7.0 ***** Boone
Heartbreak Ridge Advanced difficulty 2.3 ***** Old Fort
Trace Ridge #354 Intermediate difficulty 2.8 ***** Brevard
Avery Creek / 327 Intermediate difficulty 2.5 ***** Brevard
Wild Turkey Intermediate difficulty 2.9 ***** Greensboro
Tsali Thompson Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
Overmountain Victory Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 3.9 ***** Wilkesboro
Kitsuma Advanced difficulty 4.1 ***** Black Mountain
Squirrel Gap Advanced difficulty 6.2 ***** Mills River
Burnt Mountain Trail #11 (DuPont State Forest) Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Brevard
Cove Creek Trail / 340 Advanced difficulty 1.8 ***** Brevard
Hickory Mountain Loop (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Brevard
Sneaking Creek (Jack Rabbit Trails) Beginner difficulty 2.5 ***** Hayesville
Farlow Gap Expert difficulty 2.4 ***** Brevard
USNWC Intermediate difficulty 45.0 ***** Charlotte
Reasonover Creek Trail (DuPont State Forest) Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Cedar Mountain
Bent Creek Intermediate difficulty 30.0 ***** Asheville
Shady 80 Intermediate difficulty 2 ***** Wake Forest
Ballantyne Short Track Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Charlotte
Turkey Knob (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 ***** Brevard
Old Creedmoor Intermediate difficulty 10.0 ***** Wake Forest
Kolo Super-D course Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Asheville
Butter Gap / Trail #123 Advanced difficulty 1.6 ***** Brevard
Monbo Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Intermediate difficulty 4.7 ***** Troutman
Salisbury Community Park Beginner difficulty 10 ***** Salisbury
Turkey Chute (Fontana Village) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Fontana Village
Buckwheat Knob / 122 Advanced difficulty 0.8 ***** Brevard
Blue Heron Intermediate difficulty 2.4 ***** Greensboro
Lees-McRae College Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Banner Elk
Black Mountain Advanced difficulty 5.1 ***** Brevard
Table Rock Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Linville
UNCC Campus Trails Expert difficulty 10.0 ***** Charlotte
Tsali Mouse Branch Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 7.0 ***** Bryson City
Thrift Cove Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Brevard
Sidehill (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 ***** Asheville
Raider's Camp Trail difficulty 20.0 ***** Linville
Ride Kanuga Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 20 ***** Hendersonville
Old Fort Gateway Trail System Intermediate difficulty 6 ***** Old Fort
Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Troutman
DuPont State Forest Intermediate difficulty 80 **** Brevard
Lake James State Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** Nebo
Back Yard Trails Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Charlotte
Tsali Right Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 14.0 **** Bryson City
Tsali Left Loop (Tsali Recreation Area) Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Bryson City
Kernersville MTB park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Kernersville
Brunswick Nature Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Leland
Buffalo Creek Park: The Head, The Heart & The Tail (HHT) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Lake Lure
Henderson Pond / Camp Lejeune Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Camp Lejeune

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