Haw River Land Trail
in North Carolina · centroid 22 mi from Greensboro
The Haw River Trail is a paddle and hiking trail along the Haw River, which is managed by a partnership of local governments and the State of North Carolina. Half of the land trail is also a portion of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.
- States
- North Carolina
- Network
- Regional (rwn)
- Maintained by
- Haw River Trail Partnership
- Reference
- HRT
- Centroid nearest city
- Greensboro, NC · 22 mi · ~40 min drive
- Centroid coords
- 36.0483°, -79.3975°
- OSM relation
- 11759388
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Haw River Land Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Other trails within 50 miles
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 9
4 miles from this trail's centroid
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 9A
7 miles from this trail's centroid
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Richardson-Taylor Preserve
25 miles from this trail's centroid
Blue Route
32 miles from this trail's centroid
Red Route
32 miles from this trail's centroid
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 10
34 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.