549 Trails in North Carolina

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Mine Mountain (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
Brumley Forest Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Chapel Hill
Jack Rabbit Trails Beginner difficulty 13 **** Hayesville
Laurel Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Troutman
Jim Branch Trail #41 (DuPont State Forest) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
Wilkie Trail, #90 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
High Point (Jack Rabbit Trails) Intermediate difficulty 0.7 **** Hayesville
North Wake Landfill District Park Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Raleigh
Dark Mountain Trail (Kerr Scott Trails) Intermediate difficulty 6 **** Wilkesboro
Wolf Branch / 666 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Asheville
Cedar Rock Trail #16 (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
Tsali Recreation Area Intermediate difficulty 30 **** Bryson City
Forest Ridge Main Loop Beginner difficulty 1.6 **** Wake Forest
Darth Vader Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Elkin
Explorer Loop / 337 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 2.1 **** Asheville
Little Hickory Top / 136 (Bent Creek) Intermediate difficulty 1.9 **** Asheville
Hobby Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Winston-Salem
San-lee Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Sanford
Woodland Trail Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Newton
Flint Ridge Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Bryson City
Bracken Preserve Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Brevard
Colonel Francis Beatty Park Intermediate difficulty 7 **** Charlotte
Copperhead Trail (Country Park) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Greensboro
Bicycle Post Trails Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Greenville
Daniel Ridge Intermediate difficulty 3.1 **** Brevard
Rocky River Trail Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Concord
Governor's Creek Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Sanford
Lake Hickory Trails Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Hickory
Flanners Beach Loop Beginner difficulty 4.0 **** Havelock
New Light Trails Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Raleigh
Blue Clay Bike Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Wilmington
Fisher Farm Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Davidson
Cascade Trail (DuPont State Forest) Intermediate difficulty 1.1 **** Brevard
Carolina Thread Trail (USNWC) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Charlotte
Deadfall Trail Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Oak Ridge
Forney Creek Trail Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Denver
Sink's Way (Steele Creek Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Bristol
Pilot Rock  difficulty 1.8 **** Brevard
Estes Mill Trail aka Yellow Mailbox Trail Advanced difficulty 2.2 **** Mortimer
Upper Wilson's Ridge aka 21 Jumps (Wilson Ridge (269)) Intermediate difficulty 1.5 **** Mortimer
Downwinder Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Asheville
Beech Mountain Resort Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Banner Elk
Norwood Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Beginner difficulty 1.7 **** Troutman
Shope creek Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Asheville
Reeb Ranch Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Brevard
Hooker Creek Trail (DuPont State Forest) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Brevard
Bigleaf Slopes Park Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Statesville
Hawk Loop (Itusi @ Lake Norman State Park) Beginner difficulty 1.9 **** Troutman
Green River Advanced difficulty 13.0 **** Saluda
7 Oaks Thread Trail Beginner difficulty 1.8 **** Belmont

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