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Pilot Mountain is a tale of two workouts. Need some mountain training? The 7.2-mile loop created by stringing together the Mountain, Grindstone and Grassy Ridge trails offers up-and-down around the...

If Salem Lake Trail (see Salem Lake Trail entry) is your easy day, Sauratown Trail is where you go to pay your dues. It’s not so much the elevation: despite...

Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 10 minutes from downtown Winston-Salem Length: 2-8 miles Time to complete: 30 minutes to 1.5 hours Address: 100 Reynolda Village City: Winston-Salem State: N.C. Zip: 27106 Latitude:...

Sugarloaf Dune Trail How much variety can you pack into a 3-mile training run? A lot, at Carolina Beach State Park. The trailhead for the Sugarloaf Dune Trail is at...

In the beginning, the Blue Cay Trail network was the domain of mountain bikers. And it wasn’t exactly a legal domain; more of a recreational eminent domain. But thanks to...

Yes, it’s a ways to go for five miles. But the pay-off on the Bay Trail is well-worth it. Running counterclockwise, the trail begins through dense coastal forest before quickly...

13 miles of bike & bridle trail Umstead’s bike & bridle trail is the core of the Umstead 100, one of the most popular ultra trail runs in the country....

20 miles of singletrack trail Umstead State Park offers Triangle runners the best of both worlds. Runners of all persuasions take advantage of the 13 miles of finely crushed gravel...

Not everyone embraces hills when it comes to training (see Umstead State Park entries). For those folks, there is the American Tobacco Trail. The ATT is the spine of a...

Peninsula Trail Every once in a while you pine for flat, foot-friendly, fast singletrack where you can, frankly, log a really fast time. Usually average 10 minutes per mile on...

FALLS LAKE PORTION If you thought a trail runner couldn’t have a better training facility than Umstead State Park, then you haven’t been on the Falls Lake portion of the...

Weetock Trail You’re a trail runner, so it’s assumed that you love a good adventure. How good will be tested by the 11-mile(ish) Weetock Trail on the west side of...

Fast and scenic, that’s the 411 on this 7-mile (one-way) run at Pettigrew State Park. The run begins from the main parking area and follows the Moccasin Trail along Lake...

South Tar Section Who doesn’t crave a good run over lunch to break up the workday? In Greenville, you can satisfy such cravings with the South Tar River Greenway, starting...

Up for a good lowlands loop? From the Visitor Center just inside the park entrance head down the Palmetto Boardwalk. It’s a good warm-up, especially for folks who tend to...

Neusiok Trail Probably the best long trail run along the coast, the Croatan’s Neusiok Trail has some mellow up-and-down on its western end, but for the most part meanders through...

We figure that if a trail network is good enough for major high school and collegiate cross-country meets, then it’s probably a pretty cracker jack run. In 2012 alone, Hagan...

The Nat Greene Trail hugs the east bank of Lake Brandt, running from the Lake Brandt Marina south to Old Battleground Avenue. It is one of the oldest and most...