About trails in Madison County, North Carolina

Madison County has 43 named trails on the map, covering 90.9 miles in total, an average of 2.1 miles per trail. That is the 28th largest mapped trail network among 80 counties in North Carolina. 40 of them are tagged for hiking and 3 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Golden Ridge Trail, at 7.3 miles. 3 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 3 trailheads, 12 campsites, 10 waterfalls, 7 boat launches, and 5 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Hot Springs, Tusculum, and Mars Hill.

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91Total miles

12Campsites

7Boat launches

10Waterfalls

3Trailheads

5Rapids

Golden Ridge TrailHike7.3 mi Catpen RoadHike7.0 mi Laurel River TrailHike6.7 mi Hickey Fork TrailHike4.5 mi Jerry Miller TrailHike4.5 mi Pump Gap LoopHike4.2 mi Mill Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Neal Barnett RoadHikeMTB3.6 mi Buckeye Ridge Trail3.3 mi Upper SquirrelHike3.2 mi Jack Branch TrailHike3.2 mi Roundtop Ridge TrailHike3.2 mi Bluff Mountain LoopHike2.7 mi Van Cliff LoopHike2.5 mi Big Butt RoadHike2.5 mi Green Ridge TrailHike2.3 mi Doe BranchHike2.2 mi Richard L. Hoffman TrailHike2.1 mi White Oak Flats TrailHike2.1 mi Shut-In TrailHike2.0 mi Big Hurricane Creek RoadHike2.0 mi Fork Ridge TrailHike2.0 mi Squirrel Gap TrailHike2.0 mi Wolf Laurel Nature TrailHike1.4 mi Pounding Mill TrailHike1.3 mi Spring Creek Nature TrailHike1.2 mi Lover's Leap TrailHike1.1 mi Betty Place TrailHike1.1 mi Shirley Brooks RoadHikeMTB0.9 mi Blue TrailHike0.7 mi Red TrailHike0.6 mi River Highlands Hiking Trail0.5 mi Track TrailHike0.5 mi Little Hurricane RoadHike0.4 mi River Ridge LoopHike0.4 mi Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Green TrailHike0.3 mi Baxter Cliff TrailHike0.3 mi Jones Meadow Access Trail0.3 mi Camp Creek Bald Firetower TrailHike0.2 mi Rich Mountain Access TrailHike0.1 mi Spencer's OverlookHike0.1 mi Jones Meadow TrailHike0.1 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 September 2, 2026.