About mountain biking in Burke County

Burke County, North Carolina has 40 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 69.1 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Catawba River Greenway, at 9.2 miles. 1 runs 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in Burke County are like

By length, 13 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Blume Loop, at 2.3 miles.

Of the 37 with a difficulty rating, 21 easy and 16 moderate. Of the 40 with measured elevation, BM1A climbs the most, about 1,847 ft, and 5 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 40 mountain biking trails, longest first

Catawba River GreenwayMTB9.2 mi BM1AMTB4.8 mi Greentown TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Upper Falls TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Trail 1MTB3.6 mi Greentown ShortcutHikeMTB2.9 mi Raven Rock TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Lower CCC TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Blume LoopHikeMTB2.3 mi Brushy Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi BM10MTB2.1 mi Trail 7MTB2.1 mi Headquarters TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Valdese GreenwayHikeMTB1.8 mi Outer LoopHikeMTB1.8 mi Freedom Trail GreenwayMTB1.7 mi Draughn TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Trail 5MTB1.5 mi Downtown Greenway ConnectorHikeMTB1.4 mi BM1MTB1.4 mi Hoyle Creek TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Broyhill GreenwayHikeMTB1.2 mi Trail 4MTB1.2 mi Holly Springs TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Blue Rock RoadHikeMTB1.2 mi Tributary TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi The High RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Trail 6MTB0.8 mi Fonta Flora State Trail and Mountains-to-Sea Connector TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Fonta Flora Connector TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Trail 8MTB0.6 mi RiverwalkHikeMTB0.6 mi Burke River Trail - Wildcat WayHikeMTB0.6 mi Springs LoopHikeMTB0.5 mi Lakeside LoopHikeMTB0.5 mi Green Street GreenwayMTB0.4 mi Rostan Creek TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Shade SeekerHikeMTB0.2 mi Fonta Clora Connector TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Meditation Point TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Burke County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.