Pisgah National Forest

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599 mi 964 km of trail — 48 Recommended Routes

43 Trails

107 Trails Hard Trails

65 Trails

Areas Within Pisgah National Forest

Avery Creek

24 Trails

Bent Creek Experimental Forest

Shining Rock Wilderness Area

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Recommended Routes in Pisgah National Forest - 48

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Kitsuma/Point Lookout Loop

9.9 mi 15.9 km • 1,642' Up 500.59 m Up • 1,672' Down 509.64 m Down

Black M…, NC

Enjoy great views from Little Hickory Top.

Green's Lick / Ingles Field Gap Loop

13.6 mi 21.9 km • 1,647' Up 501.96 m Up • 1,672' Down 509.48 m Down

Bent Creek, NC

The last section of lower black with Christopher Langley!

Black Mountain Loop

12.2 mi 19.7 km • 2,244' Up 684.06 m Up • 2,231' Down 680.16 m Down

Brevard, NC

Ingles Field Gap Loop

9.7 mi 15.7 km • 1,038' Up 316.33 m Up • 1,027' Down 312.92 m Down

Bent Creek, NC

Overlook near the most difficult section of the trail.

Bennett Gap Loop

6.6 mi 10.6 km • 1,299' Up 395.93 m Up • 1,303' Down 397.12 m Down

Brevard, NC

Pisgah Area SORBA Beginner's Loop

6.2 mi 9.9 km • 654' Up 199.26 m Up • 650' Down 198.25 m Down

Bent Creek, NC

The Trace Ridge descent is littered with small loose rocks.

Spencer Gap -Trace Ridge Loop

7.2 mi 11.5 km • 1,043' Up 317.95 m Up • 1,038' Down 316.4 m Down

Avery C…, NC

Haulin' down the rootiest root section of Daniel Ridge

Daniel Ridge Loop

4.3 mi 7.0 km • 782' Up 238.31 m Up • 779' Down 237.59 m Down

Brevard, NC

Trails in Pisgah National Forest - 166

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7.3 mi 11.7 km #1Black Mountain Trail (#127) Difficult Brevard, NC	Difficult	Brevard, NC	48
4.6 mi 7.4 km #2Kitsuma Trail Difficult Black Mountain, NC	Difficult	Black Mountain, NC	36
2.9 mi 4.7 km #3Bennett Gap Difficult Brevard, NC	Difficult	Brevard, NC	31
2.2 mi 3.6 km #4Pilot Rock Difficult Mills River, NC	Difficult	Mills River, NC	28
1.9 mi 3.1 km #5Green's Lick Difficult Bent Creek, NC	Difficult	Bent Creek, NC	30
3.9 mi 6.3 km #6Heartbreak Ridge Difficult Black Mountain, NC	Difficult	Black Mountain, NC	23
3.1 mi 5.1 km #7Farlow Gap Trail #106 Very Difficult Brevard, NC	Very Difficult	Brevard, NC	21
3.2 mi 5.1 km #8Avery Creek Trail #327 Difficult Brevard, NC	Difficult	Brevard, NC	24
3.1 mi 5.0 km #9Spencer Branch Trail #140 Difficult Avery Creek, NC	Difficult	Avery Creek, NC	16
6.2 mi 9.9 km #10Laurel Mountain Difficult Mills River, NC	Difficult	Mills River, NC	25
3.2 mi 5.1 km #11Sycamore Cove #143 Intermediate/Difficult Brevard, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Brevard, NC	20
7.6 mi 12.3 km #12Squirrel Gap Trail (#147) Difficult Etowah, NC	Difficult	Etowah, NC	13
1.7 mi 2.7 km #13Ingles Field Gap Intermediate/Difficult Bent Creek, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Bent Creek, NC	17
18.0 mi 28.9 km #14Maple Sally Road - FSR 187 Easy/Intermediate Gamewell, NC	Easy/Intermediate	Gamewell, NC	7
1.5 mi 2.5 km #15Staire Branch Difficult Black Mountain, NC	Difficult	Black Mountain, NC	2
1.4 mi 2.2 km #16Pinnacle Trail Difficult Brevard, NC	Difficult	Brevard, NC	2
1.1 mi 1.8 km #17Perkins Trail Difficult Black Mountain, NC	Difficult	Black Mountain, NC	2
1.3 mi 2.1 km #18Yellow Trail Difficult Gamewell, NC	Difficult	Gamewell, NC	2
1.2 mi 1.9 km #19Wolf Branch Intermediate Bent Creek, NC	Intermediate	Bent Creek, NC	14
2.4 mi 3.9 km #20Upper Wilson Ridge ("21 Jumps") Intermediate/Difficult Foscoe, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Foscoe, NC	10