About hiking in Carteret County

Carteret County, North Carolina has 30 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 127 miles, an average of 4.2 miles each. The longest is Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 17, at 47.8 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking 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.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 30 easy. Of the 30 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 16 climbs the most, about 877 ft.

All 30 hiking trails, longest first

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 17Hike47.8 mi Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 16Hike42.9 mi croatanHikeMTB5.3 mi Newport - Whiteoak RoadHikeMTB3.9 mi Elliot Coues TrailHike3.2 mi Deep Sand RoadHikeMTB3.1 mi Elliott Coues Nature TrailHike3.0 mi Little Deep CreekHike2.9 mi Yellow TrailHike2.6 mi Alligator Tram RoadHike2.5 mi Tidelands TrailHike1.3 mi Inner Loop Trail (Green)Hike0.9 mi Blue TrailHike0.9 mi Radio Range RoadHike0.8 mi Hoop Pole Creek Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Theodore Roosevelt Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Outer Loop Trail (Blue)Hike0.6 mi Croatan DriveHike0.6 mi Alice G. Hoffman Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Green TrailHike0.5 mi Atlantic Beach Connector PathHike0.3 mi Yarrow's Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Public Beach Access PathHike0.2 mi Lighthouse BoardwalkHike0.2 mi Yarraw's Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Taylor Farm RoadHike0.2 mi Fisherman's PathHike0.1 mi Bird Shoal TrailHike0.1 mi Webb Memorial TrailHike0.1 mi Hoop Pole Creek TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Carteret 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 October 25, 2026.