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North Carolina

Moderate

Cape Fear River Bottomland Heritage Circuit

Rice fields, earthworks, and river history.

18 mi 1 day

North Carolina

Moderate

Forest Service Road 192 Blueridge Parkway Connector

Blue Ridge backcountry beyond the crowds.

12 mi 4-6 hours

North Carolina

Difficult

Badin Lake ORV Trail

Billion-year-old rocks meet modern 4x4s.

15 mi 6-8 hours

North Carolina

Easy

Cape Lookout National Seashore Beach Access Road

Wild horses and lighthouse beams on barrier islands

56 mi 2-4 days

North Carolina

Difficult

Forest Service Road 2281 Joyce Kilmer Memorial Loop

Gateway to cathedral forest giants

8 mi Full day

North Carolina

Moderate

Art Loeb Trail Shining Rock Wilderness Access Road

Gateway to North Carolina's granite wilderness

12 mi Half day

North Carolina

Difficult

Forest Service Road 106 Blowing Rock Gorge Technical Loop

Technical gorge crawl to hidden waterfalls.

6 mi 4-8 hours

North Carolina

Moderate

Croatan National Forest Great Lake Road

Coastal pines and phosphate mine ruins.

12 mi 3-5 hours

North Carolina

Expert

Forest Service Road 475 Grandfather Mountain Circuit

Raw access to Grandfather's hidden backcountry.

8 mi 4-6 hours

North Carolina

Moderate

Flattop Mountain Trail

CCC fire tower road to Blue Ridge summit views

8 mi Half day