North Carolina · NC
The Best Mountain Biking Trails in North Carolina
1,347 named trails across North Carolina are tagged for mountain biking — here are the top 100, ranked by length, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
1,347
Mountain biking
4,200 mi
Total length
69
Counties
About mountain biking in North Carolina
North Carolina has 1,347 named trails tagged for mountain biking on the map, covering 4,200 miles, an average of 3.1 miles each. The longest is bicycle in Alamance County, at 121 miles. 168 run 5 miles or longer. 69 of the state's counties have at least one; Wake County has the most, with 323 trails.
Top 100 mountain biking trails, longest first
Trails 1–25
bicycleAlamance CountybicycleChatham CountybicycleMacon CountybicycleForsyth CountyThermal Belt Rail TrailRutherford CountyDobson-Elkin LoopSurry CountyLowgap-Mount Airy LoopSurry CountyRichlands LoopOnslow CountyCape Fear RunBladen CountyOcrakoke OptionCraven CountyPottery LoopRichmond County1 (North Carolina)Wake CountyMountains to SeaGuilford CountyLake Norman Bicycle RouteIredell CountyEast Coast Greenway (NC)Cumberland CountyWright Brothers BikewayDare CountyCrabtree Creek TrailWake CountyWestfield-Mount Airy LoopSurry CountyBicentennial GreenwayGuilford CountyPiedmont SpurCabarrus CountySandhills SectorHoke CountySouthern HighlandsPolk CountyNeuse River TrailWake CountyCross Charlotte TrailMecklenburg CountyWalnut Creek TrailWake County
Trails 26–50
Cary Commuter Route 3Wake CountyCity-to-the-SeaOnslow CountyNorth Line TraceGranville CountyRaleigh Route 11 Cross TownWake CountyGary Shell Cross City TrailNew Hanover CountyPorts of CallJones CountyLittle Sugar Creek GreenwayMecklenburg CountyAtlantic and Yadkin GreenwayGuilford CountybicycleSurry CountyEast Coast Greenway (NC/VA complementary route - Greenville Loop)Pitt CountyBrevard to RosmanTransylvania CountyOld Mitchell Toll RoadMcDowell CountyHolly Springs-Siloam ConnectorSurry CountyCove Creek / DanielsTransylvania CountyRaleigh Route 9 Cross TownWake CountyLong Creek GreenwayMecklenburg CountyThe Big MTransylvania CountySalem Lake TrailForsyth CountyLaurel Gap TrailBuncombe CountyBlack Creek GreenwayWake CountyEast Coast Greenway (NC/VA complementary route)Martin CountySuggested Bike RouteMecklenburg CountyCharlotte Rail TrailMecklenburg CountySouth Mills River RoadTransylvania CountyCape Fear River TrailCumberland County
Trails 51–75
Backyard TrailsMecklenburg CountyRockford ConnectorSurry CountyLenoir GreenwayCaldwell CountyRiver to the Sea BikewayNew Hanover CountyEcusta TrailHenderson CountyLong Creek Greenway (proposed)Mecklenburg CountyWarrior CreekWilkes CountyExplorer LoopBuncombe CountyMountains-to-Sea TrailMcDowell CountyMallard Creek GreenwayMecklenburg CountyHigh Point GreenwayGuilford CountyFour Mile Creek GreenwayMecklenburg CountyCharlotte Bike Route 10Mecklenburg CountyBurlington East-West RouteAlamance CountyRaleigh Route 8Wake CountyGraveyard Ridge TrailHaywood CountySaluda Grade Trail (Future)Polk CountyCharlotte Bike Route 3Mecklenburg CountyTen Mile Loop RouteDare CountyToby Creek GreenwayMecklenburg CountyMcMullen Creek Greenway (Future)Mecklenburg CountySalisbury GreenwayRowan CountyGranite City GreenwaySurry CountyMine Creek TrailWake CountyMingo Creek TrailWake County
Trails 76–100
Black Mountain TrailTransylvania CountyLittle Tennessee River GreenwayMacon CountyCatawba River GreenwayBurke CountyBig Ivy RoadBuncombe CountyRaleigh Route 7 Cross TownWake CountyLaurel LoopIredell CountyRocky Branch TrailWake CountyCary Commuter Route 5Wake CountySouth Tar River GreenwayPitt CountyDowntown GreenwayGuilford CountyCharlotte Bike Route 9Mecklenburg CountyIrwin Creek Greenway (proposed)Mecklenburg CountyReedy Creek TrailWake CountyBiltmore EstateBuncombe CountyCharlotte Bike Route 2Mecklenburg CountyGreen Mill Run GreenwayPitt CountyWest Branch Rocky River GreenwayMecklenburg CountyBrevard GreenwayTransylvania CountyMcAlpine Creek GreenwayMecklenburg CountyMallard Creek Greenway (proposed)Mecklenburg CountyIvestor Gap TrailHaywood CountyAvon & Catawba Creeks GreenwayGaston CountyCross Charlotte Trail (Proposed)Mecklenburg CountyNew Light TrailWake CountyFour Mile Creek Greenway (Future)Mecklenburg County
Mountain Biking Trails by county
Counties 1–30
Wake County
Mecklenburg County
Transylvania County
Orange County
Buncombe County
Burke County
Guilford County
Henderson County
Durham County
Forsyth County
Rowan County
Catawba County
Caldwell County
Avery County
Iredell County
McDowell County
Wilkes County
Gaston County
Cabarrus County
Pitt County
New Hanover County
Surry County
Chatham County
Clay County
Haywood County
Jackson County
Union County
Craven County
Halifax County
Johnston County
Counties 31–60
Macon County
Stokes County
Watauga County
Cumberland County
Alexander County
Cleveland County
Person County
Alamance County
Cherokee County
Gates County
Graham County
Wayne County
Carteret County
Dare County
Harnett County
Madison County
Montgomery County
Nash County
Polk County
Randolph County
Rockingham County
Rutherford County
Bladen County
Camden County
Granville County
Onslow County
Stanly County
Swain County
Beaufort County
Hoke County
Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .