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Hiking Trails in North Carolina

Discover 1,111 routes with difficulty, elevation, and trail stats. Built for quickly narrowing down the right hike.

Buckwheat Knob and Club Gap
Trail

Buckwheat Knob and Club Gap

Brevard, North Carolina

2.9 mi892 ftgain
ModerateOut & Back
Buffalo Creek Greenway
Trail

Buffalo Creek Greenway

Smithfield, North Carolina

5.5 mi482 ftgain
ModerateOut & Back
Buffalo Creek Park Loop and Extension
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Buffalo Creek Park Loop and Extension

Lake Lure, North Carolina

5.0 mi2,175 ftgain
DifficultLoop
Buffalo Creek Park Trail
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Buffalo Creek Park Trail

Black Mountain, North Carolina

3.4 mi1,414 ftgain
ModerateLoop
Buffalo Creek Preserve
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Buffalo Creek Preserve

Mount Pleasant, North Carolina

4.1 mi574 ftgain
ModerateOut & Back
Bull Boulevard Ditch
Trail

Bull Boulevard Ditch

Corapeake, North Carolina

23.9 mi2,497 ftgain
EasyOut & Back
Buncombe Horse Trail
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Buncombe Horse Trail

Burnsville, North Carolina

19.5 mi5,630 ftgain
ExpertOut & Back
Burnt Mountain Loop via Corn Mill Shoals Trail
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Burnt Mountain Loop via Corn Mill Shoals Trail

Cedar Mountain, North Carolina

3.9 mi719 ftgain
ModerateLoop
Burnthouse Branch Falls
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Burnthouse Branch Falls

Newland, North Carolina

4.9 mi1,535 ftgain
DifficultOut & Back
Bushwhacker Falls Trail
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Bushwhacker Falls Trail

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

1.0 mi259 ftgain
EasyOut & Back
Butter Gap to Art Loeb to Davidson River Trail Loop
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Butter Gap to Art Loeb to Davidson River Trail Loop

Brevard, North Carolina

11.4 mi2,444 ftgain
DifficultLoop
Buxton Woods Trail
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Buxton Woods Trail

Buxton, North Carolina

0.8 mi52 ftgain
EasyLoop
Buzzard Rock Trail
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Buzzard Rock Trail

Huntersville, North Carolina

1.5 mi131 ftgain
EasyOut & Back
Bynum Bluff and Linville Gorge Loop
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Bynum Bluff and Linville Gorge Loop

Pineola, North Carolina

8.4 mi2,884 ftgain
DifficultLoop
C G Hill Memorial Park Trail
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C G Hill Memorial Park Trail

Pfafftown, North Carolina

1.1 mi82 ftgain
EasyLoop
Caldwell Station Creek Greenway
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Caldwell Station Creek Greenway

Cornelius, North Carolina

4.3 mi325 ftgain
EasyOut & Back
Calloway Peak and MacRae Peak via Profile Trail and Grandfather Trail
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Calloway Peak and MacRae Peak via Profile Trail and Grandfather Trail

Banner Elk, North Carolina

10.7 mi4,580 ftgain
ExpertOut & Back
Camp Alice Trail
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Camp Alice Trail

Burnsville, North Carolina

1.6 mi827 ftgain
DifficultOut & Back
Cane Creek Purple Trail
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Cane Creek Purple Trail

Waxhaw, North Carolina

6.0 mi732 ftgain
ModerateOut & Back
Cane Creek Red Trail Loop
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Cane Creek Red Trail Loop

Waxhaw, North Carolina

3.4 mi423 ftgain
ModerateLoop
Cane Creek Yellow and Purple Loop
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Cane Creek Yellow and Purple Loop

Waxhaw, North Carolina

1.2 mi167 ftgain
EasyLoop
Canebrake Trail and Foothills Trail
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Canebrake Trail and Foothills Trail

Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

19.1 mi5,344 ftgain
ExpertPoint to Point
Cannon Creek and Buckhorn Creek Trail
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Cannon Creek and Buckhorn Creek Trail

Cedar Mountain, North Carolina

4.5 mi797 ftgain
ModerateOut & Back
Cape Fear Botanical Garden Trail
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Cape Fear Botanical Garden Trail

Fayetteville, North Carolina

1.2 mi338 ftgain
EasyLoop