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, 5 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Salisbury, Rockwell, and Cooleemee.

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51Total miles

2Campsites

5Boat launches

1Trailheads

1Rapids

Salisbury GreenwayMTB9.8 mi North MainMTB4.7 mi Catawba Cross-Country TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi South MainMTB3.5 mi Casey JonesMTB3.2 mi Curve & SwerveHikeMTB2.5 mi Carolina Thread TrailMTB2.2 mi GreenwayMTB2.0 mi Green BriarMTB1.9 mi Thunder TurkeyMTB1.6 mi Blue Ridge TrailHike1.4 mi Bakers Creek GreenwayMTB1.2 mi Flow LineHikeMTB1.1 mi 8th Street GreenwayMTB1.1 mi Bill Stanback Birding LoopHike0.9 mi Raider TrailHike0.8 mi William C. Peoples, Jr. WalkwayHikeMTB0.8 mi Bost LoopHike0.8 mi Grants Creek GreenwayHikeMTB0.7 mi Dr. Stephan WursterHike0.7 mi D.C. Linn TrailHike0.6 mi Old Wilkesboro GreenwayHikeMTB0.6 mi Jump LineHikeMTB0.6 mi Bill Steinback GreenwayHikeMTB0.5 mi New Potato CabooseMTB0.5 mi Pipeline TrailHike0.5 mi Memorial Park GreenwayHikeMTB0.5 mi High Rock Dam Portage and Camp TrailHike0.4 mi Cleveland nature trailHike0.4 mi Members WayHike0.4 mi Forest Hills GreenwayHikeMTB0.3 mi Kelsey Scott GreenwayHikeMTB0.3 mi CabooseHikeMTB0.3 mi New PotatoHikeMTB0.2 mi Wil-Cox BridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi Sleepy HollowHikeMTB0.2 mi Sleepy HollyMTB0.2 mi Cooleemee Falls PortageHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Rowan County

Salisbury

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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.