Trails Near Linville, NC | Trailmonger

About trails near Linville, North Carolina

34 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Linville, covering 74.2 miles in total. 34 of them are tagged for hiking and 10 for mountain biking.

The closest is Flat Rock Trail, about 0.5 miles away. 34 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is North Harper Creek Trail, at 9.3 miles. These trails fall in Avery County, Caldwell County, and Burke County.

What the trails near Linville are like

By length, 8 are under a mile, 24 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Lost Cove Loop Trail, at 8.1 miles.

Of the 13 with a difficulty rating, 4 easy and 9 moderate. Of the 34 with measured elevation, Lost Cove Loop Trail climbs the most, about 3,227 ft, and 9 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 34 trails, nearest first

Flat Rock TrailHikeAvery County0.6 mi Big Lost Cove Cliffs TrailHikeMTBAvery County1.7 mi Old House Gap RoadHikeAvery County3.1 mi Lost Cove Loop TrailHikeAvery County8.1 mi Little Lost Cove Cliffs TrailHikeMTBAvery County1.3 mi North Harper Creek Falls TrailHikeAvery County1.2 mi Timber Ridge TrailHikeAvery County1.5 mi Headquarters Mountain TrailHikeAvery County3.8 mi Dark Side Cliffs TrailHikeAvery County0.5 mi North Harper Creek TrailHikeAvery County9.3 mi North Harper ShortcutHikeAvery County1.1 mi Hunt Fish Falls TrailHikeAvery County0.8 mi Persimmon RidgeHikeMTBAvery County2.1 mi Old Yancey RidgeHikeAvery County0.2 mi Harper Creek TrailHikeAvery County2.9 mi Raider CampHikeAvery County0.7 mi Yellow Buck TrailHikeMTBCaldwell County1.8 mi Schoolhouse TrailHikeMTBCaldwell County3.2 mi Raider Camp TrailHikeCaldwell County1.6 mi Thorps Creek TrailHikeCaldwell County2.1 mi Harper Creek TrailHikeMTBCaldwell County3.1 mi Bill Vines TrailHikeCaldwell County0.2 mi Greentown TrailHikeMTBBurke County3.9 mi Pine RidgeHikeCaldwell County2.3 mi Ripshin RidgeHikeBurke County0.3 mi Lower Jackson Knob TrailHikeCaldwell County1.0 mi Estes Mill TrailHikeMTBCaldwell County2.5 mi Pine Ridge ConnectorHikeCaldwell County2.0 mi Greentown ShortcutHikeMTBBurke County2.9 mi Phillips Branch TrailHikeCaldwell County0.5 mi Upper Jackson Knob TrailHikeCaldwell County1.2 mi Pine Ridge TrailHikeMTBCaldwell County2.3 mi Beehive Trl.HikeBurke County1.8 mi Headleys TrailHikeBurke County2.5 mi

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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.