About trails near Glen Alpine, North Carolina

19 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Glen Alpine, covering 63.8 miles in total. 19 of them are tagged for hiking and 4 for mountain biking.

The closest is Sourwood Loop, about 1.7 miles away. 19 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is Fonta Flora Trail, at 19.5 miles. These trails fall in Burke County.

What the trails near Glen Alpine are like

By length, 10 are under a mile, 5 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 12 with a difficulty rating, 1 easy and 11 moderate. Of the 19 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail climbs the most, about 6,057 ft, and 4 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 19 trails, nearest first

Sourwood LoopHikeBurke County0.8 mi DetourHikeBurke County0.4 mi Fonta Clora Connector TrailHikeMTBBurke County0.1 mi Fonta Flora Connector TrailHikeMTBBurke County0.7 mi Fonta Flora TrailHikeBurke County19.5 mi Fonta Flora State Trail and Mountains-to-Sea Connector TrailHikeMTBBurke County0.7 mi Mountains-to-Sea Connector TrailHikeBurke County9.1 mi Mountains-to-Sea Trail AlternateHikeBurke County4.2 mi Faulkner FlatsHikeBurke County1.5 mi Shortoff TrailHikeBurke County1.0 mi Rick's CrossoverHikeBurke County0.2 mi JeepHikeBurke County0.4 mi Water Tree TrailHikeBurke County0.1 mi Mountains-to-Sea TrailHikeBurke County14.9 mi ShortoffHikeBurke County7.1 mi Cambric South LobeHikeBurke County0.3 mi Cambric ConnectorHikeBurke County0.2 mi CambricHikeBurke County1.4 mi Blue Rock RoadHikeMTBBurke County1.2 mi

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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 October 4, 2026.