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3,044 mi 4,899 km of trail — 90 Featured Hikes

19 Gems

340 Trails Intermediate Trails

461 Trails Hard Trails

113 Trails

Areas Within West and Mountains

Blue Ridge Parkway (Highlands District)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Lake James State Park

Nantahala National Forest

184 Trails

Pisgah National Forest

South Mountains State Park

Tsali Recreation Area

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Gems in West and Mountains - 19

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Clingmans Dome

Gatlinburg, TN

John Rock

Brevard, NC

Andrews Bald

Bryson City, NC

Shortoff Mountain View

Glen Alpine, NC

Table Rock Summit

Spruce Pine, NC

Big Flat Rock Overlook / Campsite

Spruce Pine, NC

Waterrock Knob

Maggie Valley, NC

Rhododendron Gardens

Bakersville, NC

Featured Hikes in West and Mountains - 66

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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

Sam Knob Loop

9.8 mi 15.7 km • Loop • 1,393 ft Ascent 424.63 m Ascent

(15) Brevard, NC

Trails in West and Mountains - 824

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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
0.8 mi 1.3 km #2Clingmans Dome Trail Intermediate Bryson City, NC	Intermediate	0.8 mi 1.3 km	Bryson City, NC	45
2.7 mi 4.3 km #3Looking Glass Rock Trail Intermediate/Difficult Brevard, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	2.7 mi 4.3 km	Brevard, NC	30
7.7 mi 12.4 km #4Shortoff 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 #5Profile Trail Difficult Banner Elk, NC	Difficult	3.5 mi 5.7 km	Banner Elk, NC	23
2.4 mi 3.9 km #6Woody Ridge Trail (177) Extremely Difficult Burnsville, NC	Extremely Difficult	2.4 mi 3.9 km	Burnsville, NC	14
2.0 mi 3.3 km #7Grandfather Trail Difficult Linville, NC	Difficult	2.0 mi 3.3 km	Linville, NC	16
1.0 mi 1.6 km #8Hawksbill 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 #9AT: 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 #10Hazel Creek Trail Easy/Intermediate Robbinsville, NC	Easy/Intermediate	15.6 mi 25.1 km	Robbinsville, NC	5
2.4 mi 3.9 km #11Flat 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 #12Whiteside Mountain Intermediate Cullowhee, NC	Intermediate	2.0 mi 3.2 km	Cullowhee, NC	15
0.7 mi 1.1 km #13Table Rock Summit Trail Intermediate/Difficult Spruce Pine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	0.7 mi 1.1 km	Spruce Pine, NC	11
6.6 mi 10.6 km #14Baxter Creek Trail Difficult Cove Creek, NC	Difficult	6.6 mi 10.6 km	Cove Creek, NC	13
3.7 mi 6.0 km #15Colbert Ridge Trail Difficult Burnsville, NC	Difficult	3.7 mi 6.0 km	Burnsville, NC	9
3.1 mi 5.0 km #16Saddleback Trail Intermediate/Difficult Salem, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	3.1 mi 5.0 km	Salem, NC	4
2.3 mi 3.7 km #17Holly Springs Trail #273 Intermediate/Difficult Glen Alpine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	2.3 mi 3.7 km	Glen Alpine, NC	3
1.7 mi 2.8 km #18Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail Intermediate Linville, NC	Intermediate	1.7 mi 2.8 km	Linville, NC	2
0.6 mi 1.0 km #19Lower Pond Creek Trail Difficult Banner Elk, NC	Difficult	0.6 mi 1.0 km	Banner Elk, NC	2
5.9 mi 9.5 km #20Big Butt Trail #161 Intermediate/Difficult Black Mountain, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	5.9 mi 9.5 km	Black Mountain, NC	1