About hiking in Avery County

Avery County, North Carolina has 58 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 95.3 miles, an average of 1.6 miles each. The longest is North Harper Creek Trail, at 9.3 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

All 58 hiking trails, longest first

North Harper Creek TrailHike9.3 mi Lost Cove Loop TrailHike8.1 mi Yancey Ridge TrailHikeMTB6.7 mi Profile TrailHike6.6 mi Wilson Creek TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike4.7 mi Headquarters Mountain TrailHike3.7 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 TrailHike1.5 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 XCHikeMTB1.0 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 Raider CampHike0.7 mi Greenway TrailHike0.7 mi Jackalope's TrailHikeMTB0.7 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 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

← All Avery 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 August 9, 2026.