About hiking in Jackson County

Jackson County, North Carolina has 52 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 168 miles, an average of 3.2 miles each. The longest is Mountains-to-Sea Trail, at 27.0 miles. 9 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Jackson County are like

By length, 20 are under a mile, 23 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Round Mountain Gap Trail, at 5.1 miles.

Of the 52 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 2 climbs the most, about 23,297 ft, and 15 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 52 hiking trails, longest first

Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike27.0 mi Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 2Hike26.6 mi Moses Creek RoadHike14.2 mi Mysterious Cabin LoopHike13.1 mi Panthertown Valley TrailHike6.7 mi Powerline RoadHikeMTB6.0 mi Gribble Gap LoopHike5.3 mi Round Mountain Gap TrailHike5.1 mi Upper Long BranchHike5.1 mi Moses Creek Road–Mysterious Cabin LoopHike4.9 mi Pinnacle Park TourHike4.8 mi Cullowhee ConnectorHike3.6 mi Mac's Gap TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Lower Long BranchHike3.1 mi Pinnacle TrailHike2.7 mi Hogback Mountain PathHike2.7 mi East Fork TrailHike2.2 mi Blackrock TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Ellicott Rock ConnectorHike1.9 mi Shelton TrailHike1.9 mi Whiteside Mountain TrailHike1.8 mi Turkey Knob TrailHike1.8 mi Greenland Creek TrailHike1.6 mi Devil's Elbow TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Rattlesnake Knob TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi North Road TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Big Green TrailHike1.3 mi Great Wall TrailHike1.3 mi Deep Gap TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Jackson County GreenwayHike1.2 mi Little Green TrailHike1.1 mi Richland Balsam Nature TrailHike1.0 mi Riding Ford TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Wilderness Falls TrailHike0.8 mi Little Savannah ConnectorHike0.8 mi Green Valley TrailHike0.6 mi Lyn Lowry TrailHike0.6 mi High Bethel TrailHike0.6 mi Overlook TrailHike0.5 mi Carlton's WayHike0.5 mi Waterrock Knob TrailHike0.5 mi Monteith Park Nature TrailHike0.4 mi Granny Burrell FallsHikeMTB0.4 mi Big Green Trail footpath connector to Mac's Gap TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi hikingHike0.4 mi Granny Burrell Falls TrailHike0.3 mi HHS ConnectorHike0.3 mi Carlton's FernsHike0.3 mi Woodbridge DriveHike0.2 mi Upper Long Branch SwitchbacksHike0.1 mi CorkscrewHike0.1 mi Mountains-to-Sea ConnectorHike0.1 mi

← All Jackson 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 September 24, 2026.