About hiking in Henderson County

Henderson County, North Carolina has 103 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 155 miles, an average of 1.5 miles each. The longest is Ecusta Trail, at 11.8 miles. 6 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Henderson County are like

By length, 58 are under a mile, 39 run 1 to 5 miles, and 6 are 5 miles or longer. 13 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Demonstration Trail, at 5.7 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 19 easy, 64 moderate, and 20 hard. Of the 103 with measured elevation, Wildcat Rock Trail climbs the most, about 3,745 ft, and 22 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 103 hiking trails, longest first

Ecusta TrailHikeMTB11.8 mi Wildcat Rock TrailHike8.1 mi Demonstration TrailHike5.7 mi 121 Laurel MountainHike5.6 mi Laurel MountainHikeMTB5.6 mi Neverending RoadHikeMTB5.6 mi Bradley Creek TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Big CreekHikeMTB4.5 mi 354 Trace RidgeHike4.4 mi Trace RidgeHikeMTB4.4 mi Turkey Knob TrailHike4.2 mi Laurel Ridge RoadHikeMTB3.9 mi Spencer GapHikeMTB3.7 mi RiversideHikeMTB3.4 mi Bear BranchHike3.0 mi Slate Rock Creek TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Grassy Creek TrailHike2.4 mi Vinyard GapHikeMTB2.2 mi Fletcher Creek TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike2.2 mi North Mills River TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi ReptarHike1.9 mi Ruffed Grouse TrailHike1.8 mi Seniard Creek TrailHike1.8 mi Green River TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Bad Fork TrailHike1.7 mi Red TrailHike1.6 mi Salamander Spur TrailHike1.6 mi Blue TrailHike1.6 mi Rocky Ridge TrailHike1.6 mi Green RiverHike1.4 mi Tarkiln Branch RoadHikeMTB1.4 mi The Ridge TrailHike1.3 mi Joanna RoadHikeMTB1.3 mi Thomas Cemetery RoadHikeMTB1.3 mi Middle ForkHikeMTB1.3 mi Big Glassy TrailHike1.2 mi Plantation TrailHike1.1 mi Strawberry Gap TrailHike1.1 mi Spencer Branch UpperHikeMTB1.1 mi Wintergreen Falls TrailHike1.1 mi Dark HollowHike1.1 mi Toad's TurnpikeHike1.0 mi Shoal Creek TrailHike1.0 mi Bark BusterHike1.0 mi Laurel CreekHikeMTB1.0 mi pine mountain trailHike1.0 mi Bearwallow Mountain TrailHike1.0 mi Talking Tree TrailHike1.0 mi Florence Nature Preserve Access TrailHike0.9 mi Twin Oaks TrailHike0.9 mi Pilot Cove LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi Hickory Mountain RoadHikeMTB0.9 mi Memminger Trail LoopHike0.9 mi Hickory Mountain LoopHike0.8 mi Nature Trail Big LoopHike0.8 mi Short Cut TrailHike0.8 mi TumbleweedHike0.8 mi 606 Wash CreekHike0.8 mi Wash CreekHikeMTB0.8 mi Switchback TrailHike0.8 mi Easy AHike0.7 mi OctogonHike0.7 mi Poplar Hill TrailHike0.7 mi Narrows Put-in TrailHike0.6 mi Ray's Rock TrailHike0.6 mi StampedeHike0.6 mi cold knob boundary trailHike0.6 mi Broadway TrailHike0.6 mi Farmhouse TrailHike0.5 mi Overlook TrailHike0.5 mi Slate Rock ConnectorHikeMTB0.5 mi Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto TrailHike0.5 mi Lower Mud Creek Flood Plain Greenway (Wilson Site)Hike0.5 mi Little Glassy Mountain TrailHike0.5 mi Crab Creek TrailHike0.5 mi Flat Rock TrailHike0.5 mi Guion ParkingHikeMTB0.4 mi Dakota Springs LoopHike0.4 mi Jump Off Rock Blue TrailHike0.4 mi Jump Off Rock Red TrailHike0.3 mi Nature Trail Small LoopHike0.3 mi Boundary TrailHike0.3 mi Warbler TrailHike0.3 mi Rifle TrailHike0.3 mi Strange BeastHike0.3 mi Yellow TrailHike0.3 mi Nature Trail ConnectorHike0.3 mi Twin OaksHike0.3 mi Coon HollowHike0.3 mi Turkey Pen Trailhead ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Jump Off Rock Yellow TrailHike0.2 mi RodeoHike0.2 mi White TrailHike0.2 mi Hooker Creek - Climbing TrailHike0.2 mi Big BabyHike0.1 mi Guion TrailHike0.1 mi Long Mountain ViewHike0.1 mi Foo FooHike0.1 mi AllenHike0.1 mi High BridgeHike0.1 mi Soil and Water TrailHike0.1 mi Oklawaha Greenway BoardwalkHike0.1 mi

← All Henderson 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.