Trail Races & Routes in Nc

Explore 200 trail running and hiking routes across Nc. 1 organized races and 199 training routes covering distances from 0.0 mi to 5.0 mi. Elevation gains range from 10 ft to 405 ft. View detailed terrain intelligence for every route.

Key Takeaways

Total Routes

200

Races / Routes

1 / 199

Distance Range

0.0 mi - 5.0 mi

Elevation Range

10 ft - 405 ft

Most Popular Distance

Other (194)

Surface Type

94% Trail

Route Name	Location	Distance	Elevation Gain	Type	Race Date
Wood Run Road	NC	5.0 mi	405 ft	race	—
John's Jumps Falls Trail	NC	—	—	route	—
Looking Glass Falls Stairway	NC	—	—	route	—
Terry's Trail	NC	—	10 ft	route	—
Winterfield Trail	NC	—	—	route	—
Pavillion Spur	NC	—	—	route	—
Middle Trail	NC	—	—	route	—
Wildflower Cutoff	NC	0.0 mi	—	route	—
Triple Falls Spur Trail	NC	0.0 mi	—	route	—
Kenneth Cross	NC	0.0 mi	11 ft	route	—
Steps to Cave Trail	NC	0.0 mi	—	route	—
Setrock Creek Falls Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Soco Falls	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Second/Lower Falls Viewpoint Spur	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Poe's Ridge Shortcut 1	NC	0.1 mi	31 ft	route	—
Cane Creek Spur	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Indian Flats Falls	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Hummingbird Trail	NC	0.1 mi	20 ft	route	—
Butterfly Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Nature Center Walk	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Main Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Blue Point Overlook	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Little Meadow Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Corkscrew	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Upper Wetlands Trail	NC	0.1 mi	16 ft	route	—
Field Connector	NC	0.1 mi	39 ft	route	—
Labyrinth Spur	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Baseball Field Connector	NC	0.1 mi	11 ft	route	—
Rattlesnake Knob Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Mulberry Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
D.E.W. Falls Trail	NC	0.1 mi	22 ft	route	—
Pavilion Connector	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Boat Ramp Walk	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Sutton Ridge Overlook	NC	0.1 mi	77 ft	route	—
White Owl Falls Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Hazel Gap Spring	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Davis Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Eagle Trail Connector	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Moccasin Crossing	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Tunnel Trail	NC	0.1 mi	99 ft	route	—
Scout Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Stone Wall Connector	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Multi-Use Cut-off	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Roan High Knob Shelter Spur	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Black Powder Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Ellerbe Creek Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Doc Caldwell Cemetery Access	NC	0.1 mi	107 ft	route	—
Straight Nature - Dog Park Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Fishing Pier	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Bridal Veil Falls Spur Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Monroe Country Club Trail: Jesse Helms Park Spur Trail	NC	0.1 mi	25 ft	route	—
Laurel Cliffs Nature Trail	NC	0.1 mi	34 ft	route	—
Firetower Trail	NC	0.1 mi	94 ft	route	—
Jug Town Jump	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
True Summit Trail	NC	0.1 mi	32 ft	route	—
Access Trail	NC	0.1 mi	14 ft	route	—
CM connector	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Alternate Route for Alexander's Ford	NC	0.1 mi	31 ft	route	—
Sierra Trail	NC	0.1 mi	35 ft	route	—
Bear Trail	NC	0.1 mi	39 ft	route	—
Azalea Trail	NC	0.1 mi	54 ft	route	—
Shining Rock Access Trail	NC	0.1 mi	29 ft	route	—
Elk River Falls Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Little Berm Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Greenway Trail	NC	0.1 mi	—	route	—
Maple Springs	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Tributary Trail	NC	0.2 mi	10 ft	route	—
Conner Nature Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Nature Walk	NC	0.2 mi	14 ft	route	—
Overlook Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Gibson Yellow Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Point Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Beech Loop Trail	NC	0.2 mi	23 ft	route	—
Cedar Falls/Dry Creek Connector	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Cooper's Hawk Trail	NC	0.2 mi	12 ft	route	—
Mount Mitchell Summit Trail	NC	0.2 mi	71 ft	route	—
Flatwoods Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Honeysuckle Path	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Wetlands Trail Extension	NC	0.2 mi	43 ft	route	—
MST Connector	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Bubbling Spring Branch Fall #1	NC	0.2 mi	29 ft	route	—
Flat Tail Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Tom and Glenna Rock Trail	NC	0.2 mi	10 ft	route	—
Buffalo Spur Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Lochaven Access Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Covered Bridge Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Front Lake Connector Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Fencerow Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Witches Backbone	NC	0.2 mi	28 ft	route	—
TORC B Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Curtis Mill Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Yarrow's Loop Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Gibson Blue Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
White Pine Loop	NC	0.2 mi	13 ft	route	—
Logging History Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Wildflower Trail	NC	0.2 mi	29 ft	route	—
TORC A Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Baxter and White Cliffs Spur	NC	0.2 mi	39 ft	route	—
Heartleaf Loop	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Rocky Spur Overlook	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Quartz Loop Connector	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Beaver Creek Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Potter Road Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Sennett Hole Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Tomtastic	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
B Red Connector	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Copperhead Island Loop	NC	0.2 mi	17 ft	route	—
Side Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Comet Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Schoolhouse Falls Connector	NC	0.2 mi	80 ft	route	—
Pine Thicket Trail	NC	0.2 mi	53 ft	route	—
Red Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Rock Loop	NC	0.2 mi	18 ft	route	—
Kayak and Canoe Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Pond Loop Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Rock Nature Trails Phase 1	NC	0.2 mi	18 ft	route	—
Neighborhood Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Fiddlehead Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Stevens Creek Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Cashiers Trail	NC	0.2 mi	31 ft	route	—
Lanier Falls Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
C2 Fire Road	NC	0.2 mi	15 ft	route	—
Bearwallow Falls Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Flint Lock Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Dam Trail (Pink)	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Cypress Tree Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Hangover Alt Trail #56a	NC	0.2 mi	95 ft	route	—
Sanctuary Trail	NC	0.2 mi	195 ft	route	—
Blue-Yellow Connector	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Wild Comfrey	NC	0.2 mi	29 ft	route	—
Rhododendron Bluffs Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Meadowlark Trail	NC	0.2 mi	—	route	—
Frances Shelley Bikeway	NC	0.2 mi	12 ft	route	—
Womble Interpretive History Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Falls Loop Trail	NC	0.3 mi	12 ft	route	—
Blue Point	NC	0.3 mi	47 ft	route	—
Patch Box Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Ollie Cove Trail	NC	0.3 mi	182 ft	route	—
Chickadee Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Ridge Park Road	NC	0.3 mi	11 ft	route	—
Laura's Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Hoyt Hinson Trail	NC	0.3 mi	32 ft	route	—
Upper Saddle Trail	NC	0.3 mi	62 ft	route	—
Walnut Hill Way	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
South Fork Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
South Park Loop	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
E3 Extension	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
A Train Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Picnic Loop	NC	0.3 mi	14 ft	route	—
Inspiration Trail	NC	0.3 mi	25 ft	route	—
Ramsour's Mill Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
High Rocks Trail	NC	0.3 mi	214 ft	route	—
Forest Ridge Access Trail	NC	0.3 mi	123 ft	route	—
Parking to Main House Connector	NC	0.3 mi	93 ft	route	—
Pilot Rock Base Trail	NC	0.3 mi	17 ft	route	—
Big Bend Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Wetland Trail	NC	0.3 mi	15 ft	route	—
Dragonfly Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Turtle Pond Loop	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Big Berm Trail	NC	0.3 mi	12 ft	route	—
Pig Pen	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Thorpes Creek Trail	NC	0.3 mi	83 ft	route	—
Spur Trail	NC	0.3 mi	147 ft	route	—
Covered Bridge	NC	0.3 mi	34 ft	route	—
Laurel Lane	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Drip Falls Trail (Yellow)	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Wild Hare	NC	0.3 mi	11 ft	route	—
Spruce-Fir Nature Trail	NC	0.3 mi	27 ft	route	—
East Wimba/ Fonta Flora Connector	NC	0.3 mi	22 ft	route	—
Twin Falls Trail	NC	0.3 mi	90 ft	route	—
Tuliptree Trail	NC	0.3 mi	10 ft	route	—
Erwins View Connector	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Center Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Duke Park Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Duggers Creek Trail	NC	0.3 mi	21 ft	route	—
E Section Connector	NC	0.3 mi	43 ft	route	—
Walking Path	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Mazeppa Tech	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Flytrap Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Echinata Fire Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Rocky Knob Trail	NC	0.3 mi	294 ft	route	—
Bolin Creek Greenway	NC	0.3 mi	40 ft	route	—
John Oliver Cabin Access	NC	0.3 mi	58 ft	route	—
Holler Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Ramsey Creek Outer Loop	NC	0.3 mi	20 ft	route	—
Woodcroft Connector Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Spirit Ridge	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Woodcock Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Boundary Trail	NC	0.3 mi	22 ft	route	—
Lake View Loop	NC	0.3 mi	12 ft	route	—
Poplar Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Beaver Dam Trail	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Dogwood Trail	NC	0.3 mi	15 ft	route	—
Lower Saddle Trail	NC	0.3 mi	110 ft	route	—
Little Glassy Mountain Trail	NC	0.3 mi	100 ft	route	—
Shiner's Way Spur	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Lower Holler Loop	NC	0.3 mi	126 ft	route	—
Cliffs Trail (Red)	NC	0.3 mi	286 ft	route	—
Neuse River Connector	NC	0.3 mi	—	route	—
Vista Trail	NC	0.3 mi	47 ft	route	—

Frequently Asked Questions

How many trail races are in Nc?

There are 1 organized races and 199 self-supported routes available in Nc.

What is the average elevation gain in Nc?

The average elevation gain is 57 feet, with routes ranging from 10 to 405 feet.

What distances are available in Nc?

Available distances include: 10K, 5K.

Can these trail routes in Nc be used for hiking?

Yes. 94% of these routes are on trail surfaces, making them suitable for both trail running and hiking. The terrain analysis and elevation profiles help hikers plan their adventures just as effectively as runners.

What's the best time of year to run trails in Nc?

Trail running conditions in Nc vary by season and elevation. Check the race date column for organized events, which are typically scheduled during optimal weather windows. For year-round training routes, elevation profiles help you plan for seasonal conditions.

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