Clay County · NC

Hiking Trails in Clay County

27 hiking trails in Clay County, North Carolina, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

Map of North Carolina with Clay County highlighted
27
Hiking
49.5 mi
Total length

About hiking in Clay County

Clay County, North Carolina has 27 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 49.5 miles, an average of 1.8 miles each. The longest is Chunky Gal Trail, at 8.4 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Clay County are like

By length, 14 are under a mile, 10 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Upper Ridge, at 1.5 miles.

Of the 10 with a difficulty rating, 10 moderate. Of the 27 with measured elevation, Chunky Gal Trail climbs the most, about 4,881 ft, and 5 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 27 hiking trails, longest first

Chunky Gal TrailHike8.4 miBeech Creek TrailHike6.2 miBuck Creek TrailHike5.5 miRabbit Ridge TrailHikeMTB4.5 miCentral LoopHikeMTB3.1 miSneaking Creek TrailHikeMTB2.7 miFires Creek Rim TrailHike2.5 miDeep Gap Branch TrailHike2.1 miJackrabbit Mountain TrailHike2.0 miBurrell's CoveHikeMTB1.7 miYotee's RunHikeMTB1.6 miUpper RidgeHikeMTB1.5 miHigh Point TrailHikeMTB1.0 miBurnt Tree PeninsulaHikeMTB0.9 miCampground ConnectorHike0.9 miOld Appalachian TrailHike0.7 miBig Scaly TrailHike0.7 miJackrabbit North PeninsulaHike0.7 miSABA BeachHikeMTB0.6 miLower Chatuge TrailHike0.5 miJackrabbit Mountain ConnectorHike0.5 miSneaking Creek AltHikeMTB0.4 miQuannassee PathHike0.3 miQuannassee Path Downtown ConnectorHike0.2 miThe SkewerHike0.2 miChatuge Tailwater TrailHike0.1 miFisherman's SpurHike0.1 mi
← All Clay 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 .