About trails in Avery County, North Carolina

Avery County has 59 named trails on the map, covering 94.7 miles in total, an average of 1.6 miles per trail. That is the 19th largest mapped trail network among 80 counties in North Carolina. 58 of them are tagged for hiking and 21 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is North Harper Creek Trail, at 9.3 miles. 5 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 31 campsites, 25 waterfalls, and 1 boat launch. The nearest towns to these trails are Linville, Grandfather Village, and Banner Elk.

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95Total miles

31Campsites

1Boat launches

25Waterfalls

1Trailheads

North Harper Creek TrailHike9.3 mi Lost Cove Loop TrailHike8.1 mi Yancey Ridge TrailHikeMTB6.7 mi Wilson Creek TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Profile TrailHike5.8 mi Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike4.7 mi Headquarters Mountain TrailHike3.8 mi Marks Mountain TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Old House Gap RoadHike3.1 mi Harper Creek TrailHike2.9 mi Rockhouse Creek RoadHikeMTB2.7 mi Persimmon RidgeHikeMTB2.1 mi Wilson Creek SpurHikeMTB2.0 mi Underwood TrailHike1.9 mi Black Rock TrailHike1.8 mi Big Lost Cove Cliffs TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Bridge TrailHike1.5 mi Timber Ridge TrailHike1.5 mi Banner Elk GreenwayHike1.5 mi Profile Connector TrailHike1.4 mi Bill Crump TrailHike1.3 mi Little Lost Cove Cliffs TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi North Harper Creek Falls TrailHike1.2 mi Grandfather Extension TrailHike1.1 mi North Harper ShortcutHike1.1 mi Nector SectorHikeMTB1.1 mi Home Course XCHikeMTB1.1 mi Oz Forest RunHikeMTB0.9 mi Southern RidgeHike0.9 mi Mary E Donner Memorial GreenwayHikeMTB0.9 mi Hunt Fish Falls TrailHike0.8 mi Hemlock TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Beacon Heights TrailHike0.8 mi Greenway TrailHike0.7 mi Jackalope's TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Raider CampHike0.7 mi NorthviewHikeMTB0.6 mi Flat Rock TrailHike0.6 mi White RocksHikeMTB0.6 mi BRP TraceHike0.6 mi Dark Side Cliffs TrailHike0.5 mi Woods Walk TrailHike0.4 mi Witches BackboneHikeMTB0.4 mi Town TrailHike0.4 mi Beech Mountain GreenwayHike0.4 mi Ruby SlippersHikeMTB0.3 mi Elk River TrailHike0.3 mi Wizard's WayHikeMTB0.3 mi New Beginnings Loop0.3 mi Crossnore CreekwalkHike0.2 mi Yellow Brick RoadHike0.2 mi XC DownhillHikeMTB0.2 mi Grassy RidgeHike0.2 mi Old Yancey RidgeHike0.2 mi Lungbuster LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi Fork TrailHike0.2 mi Elk River Falls TrailHike0.2 mi J. Douglas Williams Park TrailHike0.1 mi Hickory LaneHike0.1 mi

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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 September 2, 2026.