Hiking trails in North Carolina
467 routes catalogued · 50 with detail pages
Our database holds 467 named hiking routes in North Carolina. 50 have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed here with their name, length, and network type.
Long-distance trails crossing North Carolina: Appalachian Trail (2,197 mi) · Mountains-to-Sea Trail (1,175 mi) · Benton MacKaye Trail (290 mi) · Bartram Trail (115 mi) · Foothills Trail (77 mi)
Always check current trail conditions, permits, and water sources with the maintaining organisation before heading out. Many western trails are impassable for half the year due to snow.
North Carolina trails — curated + by length
| Trail | Length | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Trail + GA, TN, VA… | 2,197 mi | National |
| Mountains-to-Sea Trail | 1,175 mi | Regional |
| Benton MacKaye Trail + GA, TN | 290 mi | Regional |
| Bartram Trail + GA | 115 mi | Regional |
| Foothills Trail + SC | 77 mi | Regional |
| Moses Creek Road | 10 mi | Local |
| Ridgeline Trail + SC | 9 mi | Local |
| Mysterious Cabin Loop | 9 mi | Local |
| Shortoff | 8 mi | Local |
| Company Mill Trail | 6 mi | Local |
| Red Route | 5 mi | Regional |
| Blue Route | 3 mi | Regional |
| Longleaf Pine Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Holly Road Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Turkey Oak Loop Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Wiregrass Loop Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Fox Squirrel Loop Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Pine Barrens Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Oak Hickory Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Oxxford Hunt Greenway | 1 mi | |
| Gum Swamp Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Lighter Stump Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Pine Island Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Streamside Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Bower’s Bog Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Moccasin Crossing | 0 mi | Local |
| 121 Laurel Mountain | — | |
| 354 Trace Ridge | — | |
| 606 Wash Creek | — | |
| 618 Bennet Branch | — | |
| Adventure Trail | — | Local |
| Airstrip Trail | — | |
| Allen's Trail | — | |
| Appalachian Way | — | Local |
| Art Loed Trail | — | |
| Ashley-Ladd Trail | — | Local |
| Asutsi Trail | — | Local |
| Auger Hole Trail | — | Local |
| Avery Creek | — | |
| Backcountry Trail | — | Local |
| Backpack Trail | — | Local |
| Balsam Nature Trail | — | Local |
| Basin Creek Trail | — | Local |
| Battle Branch Trail | — | Local |
| Baxter Creek Trail | — | Regional |
| Bay Trail | — | Local |
| Baytree Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Beacon Heights Trail | — | Local |
| Bean Shoals Canal Trail | — | Local |
| Bear Branch | — | |
| Bear Swamp Trail | — | lcn |
| Bearwallow Falls Trail | — | Local |
| Bearwallow Mountain Trail | — | |
| Bearwallow Valley Trail | — | Local |
| Beech Tree Trail | — | Local |
| Bent Creek Trail | — | |
| Bent Creek Trail | — | |
| Big Bradley Falls Base Trail | — | |
| Big Bradley Falls Overlook Trail | — | |
| Big Butt Trail | — | |
| Big Fork Ridge Trail | — | Regional |
| Big Piney Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| Big Tom Gap Trail | — | Local |
| Birkhead Mountain Trail | — | Local |
| Bishop Branch Trail | — | |
| Black Balsam Knob Trail | — | |
| Black Mountain Crest Trail | — | Local |
| Black Rock Trail | — | Local |
| Blackjack Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| Blue Trail | — | |
| Bluff Loop Trail | — | |
| Bluff Mountain Trail | — | Local |
| Bluff Ridge Primative Trail | — | Local |
| Boardwalk Connector Trail | — | Local |
| Boogerman Trail | — | Regional |
| Boyd Branch Trail | — | |
| Bridge Trail | — | Local |
| Brims Grove Connector | — | Local |
| Brown | — | Local |
| Brushy Ridge Trail | — | |
| Buck Gap Trail | — | Local |
| Buckquarter Creek Trail | — | |
| Buncombe Horse Range Trail | — | Local |
| Byrd’s Loop Trail + VA | — | Local |
| CCC Heritage Trail | — | Local |
| CCC Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Camp 3 Trail | — | Local |
| Camp Alice Trail | — | Local |
| Campground Loop | — | |
| Campground Trail | — | Local |
| Campground Trail | — | Local |
| Campground-Pool Trail | — | Local |
| Campsite Bypass Trail | — | Local |
| Canebrake Trail | — | Local |
| Cat Gap Loop Trail | — | |
| Catawba Falls Ridge Trail | — | |
| Catawba Falls River Trail | — | |
| Catawba Falls Wildflower Trail | — | |
| Cedar Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Cedar Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| Cedar Rock Trail | — | Local |
| Chatfield Trail | — | Local |
| Chestnut Cove | — | |
| Chestnut Oak Nature Trail | — | Local |
| Clingmans Dome Bypass Trail + TN | — | Local |
| Colbert Ridge Trail | — | |
| Commissary Trail | — | Local |
| Connector Trail | — | Local |
| Cooks Wall Trail | — | Local |
| Copperhead Mountain Trail | — | Local |
| Corridor Trail | — | Local |
| Cove Creek Connector | — | |
| Cox Mountain Trail | — | |
| Craggy Gardens Trail | — | |
| Craggy Pinnacle Trail | — | |
| Cragway Loop | — | Local |
| Cragway Trail | — | Local |
| Craven Gap | — | |
| Crowders Trail | — | |
| Cullowhee Connector | — | Local |
| Cypress Point Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Dam Site Loop Trail | — | lcn |
| Daniel Boone Scout Trail | — | Local |
| Daniel Ridge | — | |
| Dead End Spur Trail | — | Local |
| Deep Creek Trail | — | rcn |
| Deer Lake Lodge Trail | — | |
| Deerfield Connector Trail | — | |
| Deerfield Loop Trail | — | |
| Demonstration Trail | — | |
| Double Head Trail | — | |
| Douglas Falls Trail | — | |
| Draper Trail | — | Local |
| Dutchman's Creek Trail | — | Local |
| East Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| Elk Pen Trail | — | |
| Elmer Hollow Trail | — | Local |
| Equestrian Trail | — | Local |
| Explorer Connector Trail | — | |
| Explorer Loop | — | |
| Falcon Trail | — | |
| Fall Mountain Trail | — | Local |
| Falls Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Fannys Ford Trail | — | |
| Farlow Gap | — | |
| Farm Long | — | Local |
| Faulkner Flats | — | |
| Ferguson Cabin Trail | — | Local |
| Fern Nature Trail | — | Local |
| Fieldstone Trail | — | |
| Fishing Creek Loop | — | lcn |
| Fishing Path | — | Local |
| Fishing Pier Trail | — | Local |
| Flat Laurel Creek Trail | — | |
| Flat Rock Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| Florence Nature Preserve Access Trail | — | |
| Fodder Stack Trail | — | Local |
| Folk Art Center | — | |
| Fonta Flora Trail | — | Regional |
| Fork Mountain Trail + SC | — | |
| Fork Ridge Trail + TN | — | Regional |
| Forney Creek Trail | — | Regional |
| Forney Ridge Trail | — | Regional |
| Four Seasons Trail | — | |
| Fox Den Loop Trail | — | Local |
| French Broad River Greenway West | — | |
| Glenn Falls Trail | — | |
| Gold Branch Trail | — | Local |
| Grandfather Extension Trail | — | Local |
| Grandfather Trail | — | Local |
| Grassy Creek Trail | — | |
| Grassy Gap Fire Road | — | Local |
| Grassy Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| Graveyard Ridge Trail | — | |
| Graybeard Trail | — | Local |
| Greasy Cove Trail | — | |
| Great Woodlands Adventure Trail | — | |
| Green Mountain Trail | — | |
| Green River Cove Trail | — | |
| Green Swamp Preserve Trail | — | Local |
| Green's Lick Trail | — | |
| Greenland Creek Trail | — | lhn |
| Gribble Gap Loop | — | Local |
| Grindstone Trail | — | Local |
| Groupsite Path | — | Local |
| Hammock Hills Trail | — | Local |
| Hanging Rock Trail | — | Local |
| Hannah's Creek Trail | — | Local |
| Hardtimes Connector Trail | — | |
| Harriet Cove | — | |
| Harry Bryan Trail | — | Local |
| Harvey's Pond Trail | — | |
| Hattaway Mountain Trail | — | Local |
| Haw River Land Trail | — | Regional |
| Heath Pine Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| Heritage Trail | — | Local |
| Hickory Nut Falls Trail | — | |
| Hickory Ridge Trail | — | Local |
| High Falls Trail | — | |
| Holden's Mill Trail | — |
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About this list
Trail data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) plus a hand-curated set of America's 11 National Scenic Trails and 26 well-known regional long-distance trails. Multi-state trails appear under each state they pass through. See our methodology page.