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Rowan County Trail Maps
38 named trails across Rowan County, North Carolina, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County has 38 named trails on the map, covering 51.0 miles in total, an average of 1.3 miles per trail. That is the 33rd largest mapped trail network among 80 counties in North Carolina. 26 of them are tagged for hiking and 27 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Salisbury Greenway, at 9.8 miles. 1 trail runs 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 2 campsites, 7 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Salisbury, Rockwell, and Cooleemee.
What the trails in Rowan County are like
By length, 24 are under a mile, 13 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 10 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Curve & Swerve, at 2.5 miles.
Of the 14 with a difficulty rating, 13 easy and 1 moderate. Of the 38 with measured elevation, North Main climbs the most, about 495 ft.
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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 .