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Carteret County Trail Maps
30 named trails across Carteret County, North Carolina, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Carteret County, North Carolina
Carteret County has 30 named trails on the map, covering 127 miles in total, an average of 4.2 miles per trail. That is the 43rd largest mapped trail network among 80 counties in North Carolina. 30 of them are tagged for hiking and 3 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 17, at 47.8 miles. 3 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 154 campsites and 132 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Morehead City, Broad Creek, and Newport.
What the trails in Carteret County are like
By length, 19 are under a mile, 8 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Inner Loop Trail (Green), at 0.9 miles.
Of the 10 with a difficulty rating, 10 easy. Of the 30 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 16 climbs the most, about 288 ft.
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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 .