Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Drexel, North Carolina
Drexel, North Carolina
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Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop
21.9 mi 35.2 km • 4,723' Up 1439.6 m Up • 4,722' Down 1439.31 m Down
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
Massie Gap to Mt Rogers Summit Out and Back
8.6 mi 13.8 km • 1,351' Up 411.86 m Up • 1,351' Down 411.66 m Down
Art Loeb Trail
31.1 mi 50.1 km • 7,578' Up 2309.92 m Up • 6,409' Down 1953.61 m Down
John Rock Loop
5.7 mi 9.1 km • 975' Up 297.1 m Up • 970' Down 295.68 m Down
Stone Mountain Loop Trail
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 884' Up 269.44 m Up • 884' Down 269.37 m Down
Sam Knob Loop
9.8 mi 15.7 km • 1,393' Up 424.63 m Up • 1,402' Down 427.37 m Down
Mount Mitchell
11.7 mi 18.8 km • 3,651' Up 1112.72 m Up • 3,650' Down 1112.62 m Down
Carvers Gap to Grassy Ridge Bald
4.7 mi 7.5 km • 986' Up 300.52 m Up • 985' Down 300.25 m Down
Hanging Rock Trail
2.7 mi 4.3 km • 443' Up 135.15 m Up • 440' Down 134.24 m Down
Max Patch Short Loop
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 242' Up 73.7 m Up • 249' Down 75.89 m Down
Raven Cliff Falls Loop
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 1,681' Up 512.27 m Up • 1,683' Down 512.95 m Down
Grayson Highlands: A.T. – Pine Mtn Loop
12.3 mi 19.8 km • 1,872' Up 570.52 m Up • 1,872' Down 570.63 m Down
Green Knob Trail
2.1 mi 3.4 km • 464' Up 141.53 m Up • 463' Down 141.17 m Down
Price Lake Loop
2.3 mi 3.8 km • 90' Up 27.29 m Up • 90' Down 27.48 m Down
Rock Castle Gorge Trail
11.0 mi 17.8 km • 2,377' Up 724.46 m Up • 2,381' Down 725.82 m Down
Peaks of Grandfather Mountain
9.1 mi 14.6 km • 2,827' Up 861.65 m Up • 2,827' Down 861.62 m Down
Tanawha Trail
13.3 mi 21.3 km • 1,131' Up 344.84 m Up • 1,956' Down 596.12 m Down
MacRae Peak Out and Back
1.8 mi 2.9 km • 697' Up 212.45 m Up • 697' Down 212.56 m Down
DuPont State Forest Triple Falls Loop
3.1 mi 5.0 km • 388' Up 118.35 m Up • 389' Down 118.47 m Down
Pinnacle Trail to Table Rock Loop
10.9 mi 17.6 km • 2,899' Up 883.69 m Up • 2,899' Down 883.75 m Down
AT: Carver's Gap to US19E
14.2 mi 22.9 km • 1,808' Up 551.09 m Up • 4,403' Down 1341.95 m Down
Brumley Mountain Trail - Hayter's Gap to the Great Channels
6.1 mi 9.7 km • 1,133' Up 345.45 m Up • 1,132' Down 344.92 m Down
The Pinnacle
4.3 mi 7.0 km • 813' Up 247.9 m Up • 830' Down 252.84 m Down
Mountains-to-Sea Trail
1,237.1 mi 1,991.0 km • 74,609' Up 22740.7 m Up • 80,868' Down 24648.5 m Down
Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail
34.7 mi 55.9 km • 1,118' Up 340.8 m Up • 2,599' Down 792.07 m Down
High Shoals Falls Loop Trail
2.3 mi 3.7 km • 524' Up 159.67 m Up • 516' Down 157.42 m Down