About hiking in Haywood County

Haywood County, North Carolina has 81 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 271 miles, an average of 3.3 miles each. The longest is Caldwell Fork Trail, at 24.9 miles. 17 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Haywood County are like

By length, 28 are under a mile, 36 run 1 to 5 miles, and 17 are 5 miles or longer. 11 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Caldwell Fork Trail, at 24.9 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 7 easy, 55 moderate, and 19 hard. Of the 81 with measured elevation, Little East Fork Trail climbs the most, about 9,548 ft, and 32 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 81 hiking trails, longest first

Caldwell Fork TrailHike24.9 mi Little East Fork TrailHike21.1 mi Boogerman TrailHike15.9 mi Swallow Fork TrailHike15.5 mi Baxter Creek TrailHike12.0 mi Graveyard Ridge TrailHikeMTB10.7 mi Green Mountain TrailHike10.2 mi Hemphill Bald TrailHike8.2 mi Ivestor Gap TrailHikeMTB7.5 mi Flat Laurel Creek TrailHike7.4 mi Long Bunk TrailHike7.1 mi Old Butt Knob TrailHike6.9 mi Fork Mountain TrailHike6.8 mi Cataloochee Divide TrailHike6.3 mi Cataloochee Horse TrailHike6.3 mi Rough Fork TrailHike6.3 mi Big Fork Ridge TrailHike6.3 mi Greasy Cove TrailHike4.9 mi Art Loed TrailHike4.6 mi Rube Rock TrailHike4.1 mi Gunter Fork TrailHike4.0 mi Shining Creek PathHike3.9 mi Shining Creek TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Big East Fork TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Haywood Gap TrailHike2.8 mi Buckeye Gap TrailHike2.8 mi hikingHike2.5 mi Robert Gap TrailHike2.5 mi Plott Balsam TrailHike2.4 mi Old TimerHike2.4 mi Mount Pisgah TrailHike2.3 mi McKee Branch TrailHike2.3 mi Cherry Creek TrailHike2.2 mi Ferguson Cabin TrailHike2.2 mi Cold Springs TrailHike2.2 mi Cherry Ridge TrailHike2.0 mi Right Prong RoadHike2.0 mi Chestnut Branch TrailHike2.0 mi Groundhog Creek TrailHike1.9 mi Ivestor GapHike1.8 mi Sam Knob TrailHike1.7 mi Kingfisher TrailHike1.7 mi Cold Mountain TrailHike1.4 mi Dutch CoveHike1.3 mi Little SamHike1.2 mi Little Sam TrailHike1.2 mi Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike1.2 mi Black Balsam Knob TrailHike1.2 mi Paper Town Express (Upper)Hike1.2 mi Bridges Camp Gap TrailHike1.1 mi Graveyard Fields Loop TrailHike1.1 mi Middle Prong RoadHike1.1 mi Bobcat TrailHike1.0 mi Graveyard Upper Falls TrailHike0.9 mi Black Balsam Summit TrailHike0.9 mi Papertown Expresss (Middle)Hike0.8 mi Papertown Express (Lower)HikeMTB0.7 mi Mt Hardy TrailHike0.6 mi Copperhead TrailHike0.5 mi Bear CountryHike0.5 mi TurnpikeHike0.5 mi Art Loeb Spur TrailHike0.4 mi Richland Creek GreenwayHike0.4 mi Browning Knob TrailHike0.3 mi Field TrailHike0.3 mi Railgrade (old)Hike0.3 mi Science Center TrailHike0.2 mi ClickbaitHike0.2 mi Grassy Cove TopHike0.2 mi Mountains-to-Sea Trail ConnectorHike0.2 mi On The FlyHike0.2 mi Fork Mountain Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi Big Creek Group CampHike0.2 mi Moon Tree WayHike0.2 mi Sutton-McGhee Cemetery AccessHike0.1 mi The ClimbHike0.1 mi Mill Pond ConnectorHike0.1 mi Roll the DiceHike0.1 mi High RollerHike0.1 mi Carson-Messer Cemetery AccessHike0.1 mi Doc Caldwell Cemetery AccessHike0.1 mi

← All Haywood 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 11, 2026.