Trails Near Hot Springs, NC | Trailmonger

About trails near Hot Springs, North Carolina

29 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Hot Springs, covering 78.8 miles in total. 28 of them are tagged for hiking and 3 for mountain biking.

The closest is Lover's Leap Trail, about 0.0 miles away. 25 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is Golden Ridge Trail, at 7.3 miles. These trails fall in Madison County and Haywood County.

What the trails near Hot Springs are like

By length, 4 are under a mile, 22 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Lover's Leap Trail, at 1.1 miles.

Of the 29 with measured elevation, Hickey Fork Trail climbs the most, about 3,374 ft, and 13 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 29 trails, nearest first

Lover's Leap TrailHikeMadison County1.1 mi Squirrel Gap TrailHikeMadison County2.0 mi Pump Gap LoopHikeMadison County4.2 mi Roundtop Ridge TrailHikeMadison County3.2 mi Jack Branch TrailHikeMadison County3.2 mi Doe BranchHikeMadison County2.2 mi Spring Creek Nature TrailHikeMadison County1.2 mi Spencer's OverlookHikeMadison County0.1 mi Laurel River TrailHikeMadison County6.7 mi Neal Barnett RoadHikeMTBMadison County3.6 mi Rich Mountain Access TrailHikeMadison County0.1 mi Upper SquirrelHikeMadison County3.2 mi Van Cliff LoopHikeMadison County2.5 mi Mill Ridge TrailHikeMTBMadison County3.9 mi Little Hurricane RoadHikeMadison County0.4 mi Shirley Brooks RoadHikeMTBMadison County0.9 mi Shut-In TrailHikeMadison County2.0 mi Big Hurricane Creek RoadHikeMadison County2.0 mi Golden Ridge TrailHikeMadison County7.3 mi Betty Place TrailHikeMadison County1.1 mi Bluff Mountain LoopHikeMadison County2.7 mi Catpen RoadHikeMadison County7.0 mi Pounding Mill TrailHikeMadison County1.3 mi Buckeye Ridge TrailMadison County3.3 mi Hickey Fork TrailHikeMadison County4.5 mi Cherry Creek TrailHikeHaywood County2.2 mi Cherry Ridge TrailHikeHaywood County2.0 mi Robert Gap TrailHikeHaywood County2.5 mi Cold Springs TrailHikeHaywood County2.2 mi

Browse by county

← All of North Carolina

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.