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Ashe County Trail Maps

24 named trails across Ashe County, North Carolina, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

Map of North Carolina with Ashe County highlighted

About trails in Ashe County, North Carolina

Ashe County has 24 named trails on the map, covering 36.6 miles in total, an average of 1.5 miles per trail. That is the 49th largest mapped trail network among 80 counties in North Carolina. 21 of them are tagged for hiking.

The longest single trail is Mountains-to-Sea Trail, at 11.2 miles. 2 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 32 campsites, 7 waterfalls, 8 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Jefferson and West Jefferson.

What the trails in Ashe County are like

By length, 15 are under a mile, 7 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Three Top Trail, at 3.4 miles.

Of the 12 with a difficulty rating, 7 easy and 5 moderate. Of the 24 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail climbs the most, about 2,872 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

37Total miles
32Campsites
8Boat launches
7Waterfalls
1Trailheads
1Rapids

Trails by town in Ashe County

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