United States

North Carolina Trails

Browse 3,988 named hiking and mountain biking trails across North Carolina, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

3,988
Named trails
9,496 mi
Total length
90
Counties
3,366
Hiking
1,346
Mountain biking
1,491
Campsites
1,227
Boat launches
925
Waterfalls
Outline map of North Carolina

About trails in North Carolina

North Carolina has 3,988 named trails mapped across 90 counties, covering 9,496 miles in total, an average of 2.4 miles per trail. 3,366 of them are tagged for hiking and 1,346 for mountain biking.

The largest networks are Wake County (454 trails), Mecklenburg County (285 trails), and Orange County (207 trails). The longest single trail in the state is bicycle in Alamance County, at 121 miles. Across North Carolina the map also carries 218 trailheads, 1,491 campsites, 925 waterfalls, 1,227 boat launches, and 64 rapids.

Explore by activity

Best hiking trails in North Carolina
3,366 trails
Best mountain biking trails in North Carolina
1,346 trails
Hunting in North Carolina
148 hunt units · property lines

Top trails in North Carolina

bicycleMTBAlamance County121 mibicycleMTBChatham County110 mibicycleMTBMacon County103 mibicycleMTBForsyth County92.4 miThermal Belt Rail TrailHikeMTBRutherford County81.0 miMountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 18HikeDare County73.6 miLakeshore TrailHikeSwain County67.0 miBartram TrailHikeMacon County61.9 miDobson-Elkin LoopMTBSurry County59.4 miLowgap-Mount Airy LoopMTBSurry County55.1 miMountains-to-Sea TrailHikeDare County53.6 miRichlands LoopMTBOnslow County53.5 miMountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 15HikeOnslow County53.1 miMountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 3HikeBuncombe County49.9 miCape Fear RunMTBBladen County48.0 miMountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 17HikeCarteret County47.8 miOcrakoke OptionMTBCraven County47.4 miPottery LoopMTBRichmond County47.0 mi1 (North Carolina)MTBWake County46.9 miMountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 14HikePender County46.6 miMountains to SeaMTBGuilford County44.6 miLake Norman Bicycle RouteMTBIredell County44.5 miMountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 10HikeDurham County44.1 miMountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 16HikeCarteret County42.9 mi

Browse by county

Alamance County
38 trails · 221 mi
Alexander County
9 trails · 6.2 mi
Alleghany County
8 trails · 18.0 mi
Ashe County
24 trails · 36.6 mi
Avery County
59 trails · 94.7 mi
Beaufort County
5 trails · 5.2 mi
Bladen County
24 trails · 131 mi
Brunswick County
81 trails · 28.8 mi
Buncombe County
156 trails · 378 mi
Burke County
144 trails · 277 mi
Cabarrus County
38 trails · 68.8 mi
Caldwell County
54 trails · 96.1 mi
Camden County
9 trails · 12.9 mi
Carteret County
30 trails · 127 mi
Catawba County
55 trails · 49.9 mi
Chatham County
35 trails · 151 mi
Cherokee County
28 trails · 29.2 mi
Clay County
29 trails · 50.5 mi
Cleveland County
23 trails · 29.2 mi
Columbus County
6 trails · 16.0 mi
Craven County
42 trails · 112 mi
Cumberland County
22 trails · 99.8 mi
Currituck County
16 trails · 7.4 mi
Dare County
51 trails · 209 mi
Davidson County
5 trails · 3.1 mi
Durham County
87 trails · 171 mi
Edgecombe County
11 trails · 4.0 mi
Forsyth County
60 trails · 222 mi
Gaston County
43 trails · 59.4 mi
Gates County
15 trails · 15.0 mi
Graham County
47 trails · 138 mi
Granville County
19 trails · 34.9 mi
Guilford County
84 trails · 225 mi
Halifax County
36 trails · 56.8 mi
Harnett County
12 trails · 25.4 mi
Haywood County
97 trails · 343 mi
Henderson County
115 trails · 172 mi
Hoke County
5 trails · 53.0 mi
Hyde County
17 trails · 42.0 mi
Iredell County
34 trails · 96.5 mi
Jackson County
68 trails · 189 mi
Johnston County
34 trails · 64.4 mi
Jones County
5 trails · 33.8 mi
Lincoln County
6 trails · 6.9 mi
Macon County
80 trails · 280 mi
Madison County
43 trails · 90.9 mi
Martin County
3 trails · 18.0 mi
McDowell County
58 trails · 146 mi
Mecklenburg County
285 trails · 636 mi
Mitchell County
8 trails · 15.2 mi
Montgomery County
34 trails · 89.0 mi
Moore County
30 trails · 38.7 mi
Nash County
9 trails · 8.0 mi
New Hanover County
38 trails · 66.0 mi
Onslow County
13 trails · 145 mi
Orange County
207 trails · 207 mi
Pender County
11 trails · 56.8 mi
Person County
6 trails · 1.3 mi
Pitt County
36 trails · 70.3 mi
Polk County
26 trails · 74.9 mi
Randolph County
51 trails · 60.1 mi
Richmond County
4 trails · 48.7 mi
Rockingham County
24 trails · 18.3 mi
Rowan County
38 trails · 51.0 mi
Rutherford County
35 trails · 120 mi
Stanly County
21 trails · 85.7 mi
Stokes County
53 trails · 154 mi
Surry County
61 trails · 355 mi
Swain County
101 trails · 571 mi
Transylvania County
183 trails · 456 mi
Tyrrell County
5 trails · 2.0 mi
Union County
34 trails · 29.9 mi
Wake County
454 trails · 824 mi
Washington County
9 trails · 15.2 mi
Watauga County
80 trails · 149 mi
Wayne County
28 trails · 25.0 mi
Wilkes County
72 trails · 168 mi
Wilson County
8 trails · 6.7 mi
Yadkin County
7 trails · 14.5 mi
Yancey County
35 trails · 142 mi

Trails by town

Brevard
113 trails nearby
Durham
67 trails nearby
Montreat
52 trails nearby
Mills River
51 trails nearby
Bent Creek
44 trails nearby
Etowah
42 trails nearby
Charlotte
41 trails nearby
Hillsborough
40 trails nearby
Bryson City
39 trails nearby
Asheboro
38 trails nearby
Cherokee
37 trails nearby
Caesars Head
35 trails nearby
Cashiers
35 trails nearby
Danbury
35 trails nearby
Linville
35 trails nearby
Maggie Valley
35 trails nearby
Hollister
34 trails nearby
Raleigh
33 trails nearby
Chapel Hill
31 trails nearby
Hot Springs
29 trails nearby
Crossnore
28 trails nearby
Fontana Dam
27 trails nearby
Highlands
27 trails nearby
Lake Norman of Catawba
27 trails nearby

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