Newest Recommended Hiking Routes
near Hays, North Carolina
Hays, North Carolina
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Wolf Rock to Stone Mountain Falls
5.6 mi 9.0 km • 706' Up 215.17 m Up • 800' Down 243.78 m Down
Doughton Recreation Area Loop
16.4 mi 26.4 km • 2,908' Up 886.28 m Up • 2,920' Down 889.88 m Down
Mount Mitchell Vert Marathon
26.6 mi 42.8 km • 9,022' Up 2749.86 m Up • 9,022' Down 2749.76 m Down
Gateway Trails
7.5 mi 12.0 km • 942' Up 287.01 m Up • 941' Down 286.84 m Down
Southwest Park Loop
2.2 mi 3.6 km • 203' Up 61.82 m Up • 212' Down 64.62 m Down
Bald Mountain Creek Preserve Outer Loop
7.3 mi 11.8 km • 1,875' Up 571.35 m Up • 1,878' Down 572.36 m Down
Linville Falls Full Tour
4.7 mi 7.6 km • 953' Up 290.58 m Up • 938' Down 285.8 m Down
Mt. Rogers Out-and-Back
9.7 mi 15.7 km • 1,216' Up 370.51 m Up • 1,214' Down 370.12 m Down
Bailey Mountain Preserve Loop (Mars Hill, NC)
5.1 mi 8.3 km • 1,461' Up 445.29 m Up • 1,459' Down 444.72 m Down
Laurel Falls Out and Back from Dennis Cove
2.3 mi 3.7 km • 408' Up 124.38 m Up • 408' Down 124.25 m Down
Blue Ridge Music Center Loop
3.8 mi 6.2 km • 540' Up 164.68 m Up • 542' Down 165.1 m Down
Mount Mitchell Challenge
38.9 mi 62.7 km • 5,089' Up 1550.98 m Up • 5,118' Down 1559.93 m Down
Rice Fields
7.0 mi 11.3 km • 1,472' Up 448.8 m Up • 1,472' Down 448.73 m Down
Potts Mountain-Salt Pond Mountain Loop
7.2 mi 11.6 km • 1,101' Up 335.5 m Up • 1,095' Down 333.9 m Down
South Mountains Eastern Loop
7.2 mi 11.6 km • 1,445' Up 440.58 m Up • 1,483' Down 451.92 m Down
MST/Powhatan Loop
9.9 mi 16.0 km • 1,274' Up 388.4 m Up • 1,302' Down 396.77 m Down
Bays Mountain Cherry Knob Fire Tower
7.4 mi 11.9 km • 1,075' Up 327.68 m Up • 1,078' Down 328.59 m Down
Vertical Mile Challenge Loop
2.1 mi 3.3 km • 497' Up 151.57 m Up • 496' Down 151.26 m Down
Reedy Creek - Big Oak, Umbrella, and Dragonfly Loop
1.8 mi 2.9 km • 137' Up 41.75 m Up • 137' Down 41.76 m Down
Morrow Mountain
5.8 mi 9.3 km • 892' Up 271.88 m Up • 892' Down 271.93 m Down
McAlpine Creek Loop
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 26' Up 8.07 m Up • 27' Down 8.2 m Down
Latta Park Shady Loop
2.6 mi 4.1 km • 116' Up 35.39 m Up • 116' Down 35.47 m Down
Lake Norman Lake Shore Trail
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 343' Up 104.56 m Up • 345' Down 105.02 m Down
Kings Mountain Battlefield Loop
1.6 mi 2.6 km • 203' Up 61.93 m Up • 203' Down 61.84 m Down
Jetton Park Loop
1.4 mi 2.2 km • 59' Up 17.91 m Up • 56' Down 16.99 m Down
Bearwallow Mountain Loop
1.8 mi 2.9 km • 475' Up 144.86 m Up • 463' Down 140.98 m Down
Alligator Rocks to Bluff Mountain
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 316' Up 96.31 m Up • 316' Down 96.27 m Down