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3,109 mi 5,004 km of trail — 100 Recommended Routes

21 Gems

196 Trails Intermediate Trails

530 Trails Hard Trails

256 Trails

Areas Within West and Mountains

Blue Ridge Parkway (Highlands District)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Nantahala National Forest

190 Trails

Pisgah National Forest

Tsali Recreation Area

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Gems in West and Mountains - 21

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Recommended Routes in West and Mountains - 78

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Tablerock Mountain (to the right) from Shortoff Mountain.

Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop

21.9 mi 35.2 km • 4,723' Up 1439.6 m Up • 4,722' Down 1439.31 m Down

Glen Al…, NC

Afternoon sun streaming through the trees on the Crest Trail.

Mount Mitchell - Black Mountain Crest Trail #179

12.1 mi 19.5 km • 5,010' Up 1526.98 m Up • 1,498' Down 456.71 m Down

Burnsville, 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 • 4,234' Up 1290.45 m Up • 4,233' Down 1290.07 m Down

Cove Creek, NC

Art Loeb Trail

31.1 mi 50.1 km • 7,578' Up 2309.92 m Up • 6,409' Down 1953.61 m Down

Brevard, NC

Andrews Bald Out and Back

3.6 mi 5.8 km • 806' Up 245.82 m Up • 807' Down 246.08 m Down

Bryson…, NC

John Rock Loop

5.7 mi 9.1 km • 975' Up 297.1 m Up • 970' Down 295.68 m Down

Brevard, NC

Mount Mitchell

11.7 mi 18.8 km • 3,651' Up 1112.72 m Up • 3,650' Down 1112.62 m Down

Black M…, NC

Carvers Gap to Grassy Ridge Bald

4.7 mi 7.5 km • 986' Up 300.52 m Up • 985' Down 300.25 m Down

Roan Mo…, TN

Trails in West and Mountains - 882

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5.4 mi 8.7 km #1Boone Fork Trail Intermediate/Difficult Blowing Rock, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Blowing Rock, NC	51
0.8 mi 1.3 km #2Clingmans Dome Trail Intermediate Bryson City, NC	Intermediate	Bryson City, NC	53
2.7 mi 4.3 km #3Looking Glass Rock Trail Difficult Brevard, NC	Difficult	Brevard, NC	36
3.5 mi 5.7 km #4Profile Trail Difficult Banner Elk, NC	Difficult	Banner Elk, NC	28
7.7 mi 12.4 km #5Shortoff Mountain Trail Difficult Glen Alpine, NC	Difficult	Glen Alpine, NC	16
2.4 mi 3.9 km #6Woody Ridge Trail (177) Very Difficult Burnsville, NC	Very Difficult	Burnsville, NC	20
2.0 mi 3.3 km #7Grandfather Trail Difficult Linville, NC	Difficult	Linville, NC	19
1.0 mi 1.6 km #8Hawksbill Mountain Trail Intermediate/Difficult Spruce Pine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Spruce Pine, NC	13
2.4 mi 3.9 km #9Flat Top Trail Intermediate Blowing Rock, NC	Intermediate	Blowing Rock, NC	22
2.0 mi 3.2 km #10Whiteside Mountain Intermediate/Difficult Cullowhee, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Cullowhee, NC	18
102.3 mi 164.7 km #11AT: Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (TN/NC) Intermediate/Difficult Robbinsville, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Robbinsville, NC	14
0.7 mi 1.1 km #12Table Rock Summit Trail Intermediate/Difficult Spruce Pine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Spruce Pine, NC	12
15.6 mi 25.1 km #13Hazel Creek Trail Intermediate Robbinsville, NC	Intermediate	Robbinsville, NC	6
3.7 mi 6.0 km #14Colbert Ridge Trail Difficult Burnsville, NC	Difficult	Burnsville, NC	9
7.6 mi 12.2 km #15Weed Patch Mountain Trail Difficult Lake Lure, NC	Difficult	Lake Lure, NC	6
6.6 mi 10.6 km #16Baxter Creek Trail Difficult Cove Creek, NC	Difficult	Cove Creek, NC	13
2.6 mi 4.1 km #17Mount Pisgah Trail Difficult Mills River, NC	Difficult	Mills River, NC	25
1.2 mi 1.9 km #18Catawba Falls Trail Intermediate Black Mountain, NC	Intermediate	Black Mountain, NC	16
14.0 mi 22.5 km #19Linville Gorge Trail Difficult Glen Alpine, NC	Difficult	Glen Alpine, NC	8
1.7 mi 2.8 km #20Rainbow Falls Trail Intermediate Brevard, NC	Intermediate	Brevard, NC	13