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Hiking Trails in North Carolina

Discover 1,540 routes with difficulty, elevation, and trail stats. Built for quickly narrowing down the right hike.

South River Loop Trail

South River Loop Trail

Rougemont, North Carolina

2.2 mi279 ftgain
TrailEasyLoop
South Toe River Loop Trail

South Toe River Loop Trail

Burnsville, North Carolina

3.5 mi971 ftgain
TrailModerateLoop
South Turkey Creek Trail

South Turkey Creek Trail

Raleigh, North Carolina

3.1 mi344 ftgain
TrailModerateOut & Back
South Virginia Dare Trail

South Virginia Dare Trail

Nags Head, North Carolina

14.1 mi643 ftgain
TrailEasyOut & Back
Southern Pines Greenway Loop

Southern Pines Greenway Loop

Southern Pines, North Carolina

6.4 mi676 ftgain
TrailModerateLoop
Southwest Park Chimney Run Trail

Southwest Park Chimney Run Trail

Trinity, North Carolina

1.3 mi125 ftgain
TrailEasyOut & Back
Southwest Park Lake Trail

Southwest Park Lake Trail

Jamestown, North Carolina

1.1 mi131 ftgain
TrailEasyOut & Back
Southwest Park Southern Trail

Southwest Park Southern Trail

Jamestown, North Carolina

1.4 mi125 ftgain
TrailEasyOut & Back
Spectator Trace, Wolf Tree Trace, and Beach Bluff Trails Loop

Spectator Trace, Wolf Tree Trace, and Beach Bluff Trails Loop

Hillsborough, North Carolina

1.5 mi190 ftgain
TrailEasyOut & Back
Speight Branch Greenway

Speight Branch Greenway

Cary, North Carolina

2.5 mi292 ftgain
TrailEasyOut & Back
Spence Ridge and Linville River Trail

Spence Ridge and Linville River Trail

Morganton, North Carolina

5.6 mi1,896 ftgain
TrailDifficultOut & Back
Spence Ridge Trail

Spence Ridge Trail

Morganton, North Carolina

2.8 mi915 ftgain
TrailModerateOut & Back
Spirit Ridge

Spirit Ridge

Robbinsville, North Carolina

0.7 mi95 ftgain
TrailEasyOut & Back
Split Rock Trail

Split Rock Trail

Huntersville, North Carolina

1.7 mi436 ftgain
TrailEasyLoop
Spoon Branch Trail

Spoon Branch Trail

Burlington, North Carolina

1.8 mi249 ftgain
TrailEasyLoop
Springer’s Point Nature Preserve

Springer’s Point Nature Preserve

Ocracoke, North Carolina

0.8 mi52 ftgain
TrailEasyLoop
Springhouse Trail and Buckeye Trail Loop

Springhouse Trail and Buckeye Trail Loop

Hillsborough, North Carolina

6.6 mi833 ftgain
TrailModerateLoop
Squirrel Gap, Horse Cove Gap and Copperas Rock Loop Trails

Squirrel Gap, Horse Cove Gap and Copperas Rock Loop Trails

Pisgah Forest, North Carolina

20.3 mi3,806 ftgain
TrailExpertLoop
Stack Rock to Wilson Creek via Tanawha Trail

Stack Rock to Wilson Creek via Tanawha Trail

Linville, North Carolina

3.4 mi1,030 ftgain
TrailModerateOut & Back
Standing Indian Campground Trail

Standing Indian Campground Trail

Franklin, North Carolina

4.3 mi915 ftgain
TrailModerateOut & Back
Standing Indian Mountain via Deep Gap

Standing Indian Mountain via Deep Gap

Franklin, North Carolina

4.9 mi1,434 ftgain
TrailDifficultOut & Back
Standing Indian, Mount Albert, Nantahala Basin Loop

Standing Indian, Mount Albert, Nantahala Basin Loop

Franklin, North Carolina

20.4 mi5,364 ftgain
TrailExpertLoop
Stecoah Gap Loop via Appalachian Trail

Stecoah Gap Loop via Appalachian Trail

Robbinsville, North Carolina

5.8 mi2,687 ftgain
TrailDifficultLoop
Stecoah Gap to Cody Branch

Stecoah Gap to Cody Branch

Robbinsville, North Carolina

2.8 mi1,230 ftgain
TrailDifficultOut & Back