Off-Road Trails in North Carolina
7 trails ranging from easy scenic drives to expert-only rock crawling across North Carolina.
Blue Ridge Backcountry
Forest roads branching off the Blue Ridge Parkway through the ancient Appalachian Mountains. Sweeping views of blue-haze ridgelines, rhododendron tunnels, and hidden waterfalls.
Nantahala National Forest
The largest national forest in North Carolina with technical mountain trails, misty waterfalls, and deep gorges. 'Nantahala' means 'land of the noonday sun', only the gorge bottoms see direct sunlight at midday.
Uwharrie National Forest
Central North Carolina's go-to OHV area in the Uwharrie Mountains, one of the oldest ranges in North America. Red clay and rocky trails run through pine and hardwood forest, with creek crossings and old gold mining country.
Brown Mountain OHV Area
Technical single-track and forest roads in the Pisgah National Forest. Famous for the unexplained Brown Mountain Lights, mysterious orbs seen above the ridgeline for centuries.
Pisgah National Forest Backcountry
500,000 acres of diverse Appalachian forest with rushing mountain streams, rhododendron-lined roads, and access to some of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi.
Outer Banks Beach Driving
East Coast beach wheeling at its finest. Drive miles of pristine Atlantic coastline at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, where the fishing is legendary and the solitude is real.
Croatan National Forest
Coastal plain forest between the Neuse River and the Atlantic Ocean. Sandy trails through longleaf pine savanna, pocosins, and swamp habitat, unlike any other forest on the East Coast.