About hiking in Johnston County

Johnston County, North Carolina has 33 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 59.0 miles, an average of 1.8 miles each. The longest is Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 11, at 37.1 miles. 1 runs 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Johnston County are like

By length, 27 are under a mile, 5 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Longleaf Loop, at 0.5 miles.

Of the 33 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 11 climbs the most, about 2,123 ft.

All 33 hiking trails, longest first

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 11Hike37.1 mi Buffalo Creek GreenwayHikeMTB2.9 mi Sam's Branch Greenway TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Salamander LoopHikeMTB2.0 mi Blue Flame TrailHike1.5 mi Main TrailHike1.0 mi Long LoopHike0.9 mi Magnolia RunHikeMTB0.9 mi Edge Wood TrailHike0.9 mi Rocky Top TrailHike0.8 mi Magnolia's RunHike0.7 mi Mill Race TrailHike0.7 mi Sam's Branch GreenwayHikeMTB0.7 mi Gristmill TrailHike0.7 mi Farm LongHike0.5 mi Little-Big HornHike0.5 mi Longleaf LoopHikeMTB0.5 mi Larry's LoopHike0.5 mi Spider Pint TrailHike0.4 mi Double Running TrailHike0.4 mi hikingHike0.4 mi Neuse River ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Shine Pond TrailHike0.3 mi Harvey's Pond TrailHike0.2 mi Ali2 TrailHike0.2 mi Allen's TrailHike0.2 mi Demonstration TrailHike0.2 mi Lodge Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Bootleggers' LoopHike0.2 mi Meadowbrook DriveHike0.1 mi Bellini CutoutHike0.1 mi Garden WalkHike0.1 mi Covered Bridge Road TrailheadHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Johnston 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 4, 2026.