Best Mountain Bike Trails in North Carolina
North Carolina is a premier East Coast riding state, anchored by Pisgah, DuPont, Bent Creek, rocky Appalachian descents, and purpose-built flow. Browse 1,004 mountain bike trails across 108 riding areas in North Carolina.
1,004
mapped MTB trails
108
riding areas
Brevard
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Best MTB Trails in North Carolina
Ranked by rider activity on RidePal — photos, ratings, and trail detail submitted by people who actually ride here.
- 1
Carolina cruiser / show and go/ lizards laneSugar Mountain · 1.3 mi · Black Diamond · 1 photo - 2
Mine FieldStallings · 0.1 mi · Green Circle · 1 photo - 3Marina to Alt parking segmentWinston Salem · 3.4 mi · Green Circle
- 4Rich Fork preserveHigh Point · 3.3 mi · Blue Square
- 5Cape fear river trailFayetteville · 2.3 mi · Blue Square
- 6Channel to flat topMount Holly · 1.8 mi · Green Circle
- 7Hair scramble / supernaturalSugar Mountain · 1.7 mi · Blue Square
- 8Papertown ExpressCanton · 1.5 mi · Green Circle
- 9Rocky River TrailMidland · 10.2 mi · Black Diamond
- 10New Light TrailCreedmoor · 7.3 mi · Blue Square
Top Riding Areas in North Carolina
Brevard
112 mountain bike trails
Charlotte
64 mountain bike trails
Mills River
52 mountain bike trails
Asheville
41 mountain bike trails
Chapel Hill
41 mountain bike trails
Flat Rock
35 mountain bike trails
Montreat
33 mountain bike trails
Wilkesboro
32 mountain bike trails
Mount Holly
28 mountain bike trails
Cary
26 mountain bike trails
Raleigh
25 mountain bike trails
Holly Springs
24 mountain bike trails
Greensboro
23 mountain bike trails
Durham
22 mountain bike trails
Glen Alpine
21 mountain bike trails
Fayetteville
20 mountain bike trails
Rosman
19 mountain bike trails
Blowing Rock
17 mountain bike trails
Boone
17 mountain bike trails
Fontana Dam
17 mountain bike trails
Davidson
14 mountain bike trails
Hillsborough
14 mountain bike trails
Wake Forest
13 mountain bike trails
Highlands
12 mountain bike trails
Beech Mountain
11 mountain bike trails
Canton
11 mountain bike trails
Carrboro
10 mountain bike trails
Grandfather
10 mountain bike trails
Creedmoor
9 mountain bike trails
Hiawassee
9 mountain bike trails
Old Fort
9 mountain bike trails
Casar
8 mountain bike trails
Dortches
8 mountain bike trails
Salisbury
8 mountain bike trails
Greenville
7 mountain bike trails
Danbury
6 mountain bike trails
Elizabethtown
6 mountain bike trails
Gamewell
6 mountain bike trails
Havelock
6 mountain bike trails
Jefferson
6 mountain bike trails
Roanoke Rapids
6 mountain bike trails
Apex
5 mountain bike trails
Belmont
5 mountain bike trails
Cramerton
5 mountain bike trails
Lenoir
5 mountain bike trails
Littleton
5 mountain bike trails
Marion
5 mountain bike trails
Midland
5 mountain bike trails
Birdtown Community
4 mountain bike trails
Elkin
4 mountain bike trails
Hot Springs
4 mountain bike trails
Lake Lure
4 mountain bike trails
Ranlo
4 mountain bike trails
Spring Lake
4 mountain bike trails
Banner Elk
3 mountain bike trails
Bryson City
3 mountain bike trails
Cherokee County Community
3 mountain bike trails
Franklin
3 mountain bike trails
Lillington
3 mountain bike trails
Morganton
3 mountain bike trails
Winston Salem
3 mountain bike trails
Bermuda Run
2 mountain bike trails
Concord
2 mountain bike trails
Conover
2 mountain bike trails
Cornelius
2 mountain bike trails
Hayesville
2 mountain bike trails
Jonesville
2 mountain bike trails
Lake Waccamaw
2 mountain bike trails
Mebane
2 mountain bike trails
Mesic
2 mountain bike trails
Murphy
2 mountain bike trails
Newport
2 mountain bike trails
Pleasant Garden
2 mountain bike trails
Saluda
2 mountain bike trails
Sugar Mountain
2 mountain bike trails
Troy
2 mountain bike trails
Weldon
2 mountain bike trails
Wendell
2 mountain bike trails
Woodfin
2 mountain bike trails
Yellowhill Community
2 mountain bike trails
Albemarle
1 mountain bike trail
Bogue
1 mountain bike trail
Cameron
1 mountain bike trail
Clemmons
1 mountain bike trail
Crossnore
1 mountain bike trail
Eden
1 mountain bike trail
Gibsonville
1 mountain bike trail
Goldsboro
1 mountain bike trail
Harrisburg
1 mountain bike trail
High Point
1 mountain bike trail
Huntersville
1 mountain bike trail
Lincolnton
1 mountain bike trail
Locust
1 mountain bike trail
Lowell
1 mountain bike trail
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
1 mountain bike trail
Marshall
1 mountain bike trail
Mooresville
1 mountain bike trail
Morrisville
1 mountain bike trail
Oak Ridge
1 mountain bike trail
Pineville
1 mountain bike trail
Rolesville
1 mountain bike trail
Roper
1 mountain bike trail
Rutherfordton
1 mountain bike trail
Spruce Pine
1 mountain bike trail
Stallings
1 mountain bike trail
Stokesdale
1 mountain bike trail
Weaverville
1 mountain bike trail
Wilmington
1 mountain bike trail