Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Morganton, North Carolina
Morganton, North Carolina
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Boone Fork Trail
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 583' Up 177.64 m Up • 581' Down 177.18 m Down

Looking Glass Rock Trail
2.7 mi 4.3 km • 1,595' Up 486.13 m Up • 21' Down 6.46 m Down

Moore's Wall Loop Trail
4.1 mi 6.7 km • 916' Up 279.05 m Up • 914' Down 278.44 m Down

Woody Ridge Trail (177)
2.4 mi 3.9 km • 2,973' Up 906.27 m Up • 11' Down 3.27 m Down

Profile Trail
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 1,832' Up 558.34 m Up • 230' Down 70.08 m Down

Table Rock Trail
3.5 mi 5.6 km • 1,913' Up 583.13 m Up • 256' Down 77.97 m Down

Grandfather Trail
2.0 mi 3.3 km • 1,136' Up 346.31 m Up • 503' Down 153.37 m Down

Shortoff Mountain Trail
7.7 mi 12.4 km • 3,035' Up 925.02 m Up • 914' Down 278.55 m Down

Foothills Trail
78.6 mi 126.5 km • 13,751' Up 4191.21 m Up • 14,348' Down 4373.39 m Down

Hawksbill Mountain Trail
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 687' Up 209.44 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down

Rainbow Falls Trail
1.7 mi 2.8 km • 275' Up 83.97 m Up • 422' Down 128.66 m Down

Mount Pisgah Trail
2.6 mi 4.1 km • 903' Up 275.32 m Up • 112' Down 34.27 m Down

Whiteside Mountain
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 485' Up 147.96 m Up • 433' Down 131.83 m Down

Catawba Falls Trail
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 357' Up 108.96 m Up • 8' Down 2.38 m Down

Table Rock Summit Trail
0.7 mi 1.1 km • 550' Up 167.71 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down

Graybeard Trail
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 2,368' Up 721.83 m Up • 0' Down 0.03 m Down

AT: Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (TN/NC)
102.3 mi 164.7 km • 22,301' Up 6797.27 m Up • 22,017' Down 6710.74 m Down

Trombatore Trail
2.7 mi 4.4 km • 694' Up 211.47 m Up • 613' Down 186.8 m Down

AT: Mt. Rogers Appalachian Trail Club (VA)
57.5 mi 92.6 km • 9,912' Up 3021.04 m Up • 9,173' Down 2795.91 m Down

Baxter Creek Trail
6.6 mi 10.6 km • 4,114' Up 1254.03 m Up • 128' Down 38.9 m Down

Colbert Ridge Trail
3.7 mi 6.0 km • 2,964' Up 903.43 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down

Rainbow Falls Trail
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 1,105' Up 336.84 m Up • 16' Down 4.79 m Down

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 3
69.7 mi 112.2 km • 10,602' Up 3231.63 m Up • 12,515' Down 3814.61 m Down

Wilburn Ridge Trail
0.6 mi 1.0 km • 322' Up 98.14 m Up • 47' Down 14.35 m Down