549 Trails in North Carolina

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

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