About hiking in Alamance County

Alamance County, North Carolina has 32 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 87.4 miles, an average of 2.7 miles each. The longest is Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 9, at 25.5 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Alamance County are like

By length, 14 are under a mile, 15 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Mountain View Trail (red), at 1.2 miles.

Of the 29 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 9 climbs the most, about 2,404 ft.

All 32 hiking trails, longest first

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 9Hike25.5 mi Haw River Land TrailHike15.3 mi Haw River TrailHike11.7 mi Bridle TrailHike4.5 mi Pioneer Camp Trail (purple)Hike3.4 mi Lark Loop (yellow)Hike2.6 mi Northern Approach Trail (orange)Hike2.3 mi Lookout Trail (dark blue)Hike1.9 mi Homestead TrailHike1.7 mi Rock Creek TrailHike1.4 mi Hidden Hill TrailHike1.3 mi Forest LoopHike1.3 mi Spoon Branch TrailHike1.3 mi Quarry Hills Cart Path TrailHike1.3 mi Mountain View Trail (red)Hike1.2 mi Saxapahaw Island LoopHike1.2 mi Basin Creek TrailHike1.1 mi Longleaf Loop (green)Hike1.0 mi Varnals Creek Trail (light blue)Hike0.9 mi Bankers and Shippers Walking TrackHike0.8 mi Scout LoopHike0.8 mi Mebane Greenway TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Shallow Ford Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Wildflower LoopHike0.5 mi Connector Trail (Lower)Hike0.5 mi Access to Creekside Picnic AreaHike0.4 mi Highland TrailHike0.4 mi Connector Trail (Upper)Hike0.4 mi Island TrailHike0.4 mi Graham Regional TrackHike0.3 mi Heartleaf Loop (white)Hike0.2 mi (Informal Trail)Hike0.2 mi

← All Alamance County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.