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5,303 mi 8,535 km of trail — 140 Featured Hikes

24 Gems

1,002 Trails Intermediate Trails

620 Trails Hard Trails

115 Trails

Areas Within North Carolina

Raleigh - Durham Metro Area

318 Trails

West and Mountains

914 Trails

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Gems in North Carolina - 24

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Featured Hikes in North Carolina - 116

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Mount LeConte after a winter storm on the AT. Clouds hug the ridges and hoarfrost covers the trees.

Charlies Bunion Out and Back

8.0 mi 12.8 km • Loop • 1,632 ft Ascent 497.37 m Ascent

(85) Gatlinburg, TN

Afternoon sun streaming through the trees on the Crest Trail.

Mount Mitchell - Black Mountain Crest Trail #179

12.1 mi 19.5 km • Point to Point • 5,010 ft Ascent 1526.98 m Ascent

(48) Burnsville, NC

Enjoy a beautiful view of where the gorge carves through the mountains by sitting on one of the cliff edges along the Shortoff Mountain Trail.

Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop

21.9 mi 35.2 km • Loop • 4,723 ft Ascent 1439.6 m Ascent

(50) Glen Al…, NC

Art Loeb Trail

31.1 mi 50.1 km • Point to Point • 7,578 ft Ascent 2309.92 m Ascent

(39) Brevard, NC

Forest on Baxter Creek Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Mt. Sterling Loop (Big Creek / Baxter Creek)

17.7 mi 28.6 km • Loop • 4,234 ft Ascent 1290.45 m Ascent

(35) Cove Creek, NC

Andrews Bald Out and Back

3.6 mi 5.8 km • Out and Back • 806 ft Ascent 245.82 m Ascent

(39) Bryson…, NC

John Rock Loop

5.7 mi 9.1 km • Point to Point • 975 ft Ascent 297.1 m Ascent

(32) Brevard, NC

Mount Mitchell

11.7 mi 18.8 km • Out and Back • 3,651 ft Ascent 1112.72 m Ascent

(27) Black M…, NC

Trails in North Carolina - 1597

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5.4 mi 8.7 km #1Boone Fork Trail Intermediate Blowing Rock, NC	Intermediate	5.4 mi 8.7 km	Blowing Rock, NC	45
4.3 mi 7.0 km #2Stone Mountain Loop Trail Intermediate/Difficult Thurmond, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	4.3 mi 7.0 km	Thurmond, NC	35
0.8 mi 1.3 km #3Clingmans Dome Trail Intermediate Bryson City, NC	Intermediate	0.8 mi 1.3 km	Bryson City, NC	45
2.7 mi 4.3 km #4Looking Glass Rock Trail Intermediate/Difficult Brevard, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	2.7 mi 4.3 km	Brevard, NC	30
7.7 mi 12.4 km #5Shortoff Mountain Trail Intermediate/Difficult Glen Alpine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	7.7 mi 12.4 km	Glen Alpine, NC	16
3.5 mi 5.7 km #6Profile Trail Difficult Banner Elk, NC	Difficult	3.5 mi 5.7 km	Banner Elk, NC	23
2.4 mi 3.9 km #7Woody Ridge Trail (177) Extremely Difficult Burnsville, NC	Extremely Difficult	2.4 mi 3.9 km	Burnsville, NC	14
4.1 mi 6.7 km #8Moore's Wall Loop Trail Intermediate/Difficult Danbury, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	4.1 mi 6.7 km	Danbury, NC	23
2.0 mi 3.3 km #9Grandfather Trail Difficult Linville, NC	Difficult	2.0 mi 3.3 km	Linville, NC	16
1.0 mi 1.6 km #10Hawksbill Mountain Trail Intermediate/Difficult Spruce Pine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	1.0 mi 1.6 km	Spruce Pine, NC	11
102.3 mi 164.7 km #11AT: Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (TN/NC) Intermediate/Difficult Robbinsville, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	102.3 mi 164.7 km	Robbinsville, NC	13
15.6 mi 25.1 km #12Hazel Creek Trail Easy/Intermediate Robbinsville, NC	Easy/Intermediate	15.6 mi 25.1 km	Robbinsville, NC	5
2.4 mi 3.9 km #13Flat Top Trail Easy/Intermediate Blowing Rock, NC	Easy/Intermediate	2.4 mi 3.9 km	Blowing Rock, NC	20
2.0 mi 3.2 km #14Whiteside Mountain Intermediate Cullowhee, NC	Intermediate	2.0 mi 3.2 km	Cullowhee, NC	15
0.7 mi 1.1 km #15Table Rock Summit Trail Intermediate/Difficult Spruce Pine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	0.7 mi 1.1 km	Spruce Pine, NC	11
3.5 mi 5.7 km #16Springhouse Loop Intermediate Hillsborough, NC	Intermediate	3.5 mi 5.7 km	Hillsborough, NC	5
6.6 mi 10.6 km #17Baxter Creek Trail Difficult Cove Creek, NC	Difficult	6.6 mi 10.6 km	Cove Creek, NC	13
3.7 mi 6.0 km #18Colbert Ridge Trail Difficult Burnsville, NC	Difficult	3.7 mi 6.0 km	Burnsville, NC	9
3.1 mi 5.0 km #19Saddleback Trail Intermediate/Difficult Salem, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	3.1 mi 5.0 km	Salem, NC	4
5.4 mi 8.7 km #20Boulevard Trail Intermediate/Difficult Gatlinburg, TN	Intermediate/Difficult	5.4 mi 8.7 km	Gatlinburg, TN	8