Trails Near Raleigh, NC | Trailmonger

About trails near Raleigh, North Carolina

33 named trails lie within about 25 miles of Raleigh, covering 37.7 miles in total. 31 of them are tagged for hiking and 14 for mountain biking.

The closest is Trenton Road Connector, about 0.0 miles away. 33 of them lie within 10 miles of town. The longest nearby is Walnut Creek Greenway, at 5.2 miles. These trails fall in Wake County.

What the trails near Raleigh are like

By length, 23 are under a mile, 9 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Shoreline Trail, at 2.9 miles.

Of the 15 with a difficulty rating, 9 easy and 6 moderate. Of the 33 with measured elevation, Honeycutt Creek Trail climbs the most, about 438 ft.

All 33 trails, nearest first

Trenton Road ConnectorHikeMTBWake County0.7 mi Nance Springs LoopMTBWake County0.4 mi Louisburg Road TrailheadHikeMTBWake County0.3 mi Walnut Creek GreenwayHikeMTBWake County5.2 mi Deponie DriveHikeMTBWake County1.4 mi Old Reedy Creek RoadHikeMTBWake County0.5 mi Long Leaf TrailHikeWake County1.7 mi 286 Connector TrailHikeMTBWake County0.2 mi Tailrace TrailHikeWake County0.4 mi 286 Inner TrailHikeMTBWake County3.4 mi Top of The Hill TrailHikeMTBWake County0.3 mi Hidden Rocks LoopHikeWake County0.7 mi Blue Dot TrailHikeWake County0.2 mi 286 Outer TrailHikeMTBWake County2.6 mi Epps Forest LoopHikeWake County0.7 mi Pond LoopHikeWake County0.5 mi Honeycutt Creek TrailMTBWake County3.7 mi Mountains to Sea ConnectorHikeWake County0.1 mi Forest Ridge MTB TrailsHikeMTBWake County2.9 mi Honeycutt Creek GreenwayHikeMTBWake County3.4 mi Boulder Creek TrailHikeWake County0.6 mi Field LoopHikeWake County0.4 mi Ridgeline TrailHikeWake County1.0 mi Wild Comfrey TrailHikeWake County0.4 mi Rocky Point TrailHikeWake County0.5 mi Old 98 TrailHikeMTBWake County0.2 mi Creekside TrailHikeWake County1.1 mi Shoreline TrailHikeWake County2.9 mi Blue Jay Point TrailHikeWake County0.3 mi Beaver Point TrailHikeWake County0.2 mi Azalea Loop TrailHikeWake County0.5 mi Laurel Loop TrailHikeWake County0.2 mi Sandy Point TrailHikeWake County0.2 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.