About hiking in Catawba County

Catawba County, North Carolina has 44 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 41.7 miles, an average of 0.9 miles each. The longest is Mountain Creek Loop, at 4.6 miles.

What the hiking trails in Catawba County are like

By length, 28 are under a mile and 16 run 1 to 5 miles. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Mountain Creek Loop, at 4.6 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 31 easy and 13 moderate. Of the 44 with measured elevation, Mountain Creek Loop climbs the most, about 917 ft.

All 44 hiking trails, longest first

Mountain Creek LoopHikeMTB4.6 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Red TrailHike2.4 mi Loblolly LoopHikeMTB2.2 mi City WalkHikeMTB2.1 mi Green TrailHike1.9 mi Bakers Mountain LoopHike1.7 mi Lyle Creek GreenwayHike1.6 mi Floodplain LoopHike1.4 mi Newton Heritage GreenwayHike1.4 mi Orange TrailHike1.3 mi Sherill's PassHikeMTB1.3 mi Murray's Mill Pond Loop OuterHike1.2 mi Old BoozyHikeMTB1.1 mi Murrays Mill Thread TrailHike1.0 mi Aviation WalkHikeMTB1.0 mi Stormie Normie TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Ridgeview WalkHikeMTB0.8 mi A.G. ClarkHike0.8 mi Gateway Trail/Conover GreenwayHike0.7 mi Carolina Thread Trail - Catawba County Government SectionHike0.6 mi Murray's Mill Pond Loop InnerHike0.6 mi LadderbackHikeMTB0.6 mi Sunday StrollHike0.5 mi Yellow TrailHike0.5 mi Milk and HoneyHikeMTB0.5 mi Grassland LoopHike0.5 mi Conover City Park TrailHike0.5 mi Aww ShucksHikeMTB0.4 mi Wampus WayHikeMTB0.4 mi Center Church Community Walking TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Central Trail HubHikeMTB0.4 mi Cable FerryHikeMTB0.4 mi OLLE Art WalkHikeMTB0.3 mi Woodlands TrailHike0.3 mi Covered Bridge FootpathHike0.3 mi RosebayHike0.3 mi Paved TrailHike0.2 mi Green/Blue TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Red/Blue TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi TomtasticHikeMTB0.1 mi Chestnut RidgeHike0.1 mi Green/Red TrailHike0.1 mi Jug Town JumpHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Catawba 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.