About hiking in Transylvania County

Transylvania County, North Carolina has 169 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 382 miles, an average of 2.3 miles each. The longest is Auger Hole Trail, at 25.1 miles. 14 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Transylvania County are like

By length, 65 are under a mile, 90 run 1 to 5 miles, and 14 are 5 miles or longer. 14 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Daniel Ridge, at 4.3 miles.

Of the 96 with a difficulty rating, 41 easy, 53 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 169 with measured elevation, Foothills Trail climbs the most, about 35,120 ft, and 47 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 169 hiking trails, longest first

Auger Hole TrailHike25.1 mi Art Loeb TrailHike17.5 mi Foothills TrailHike16.9 mi South Mills River RoadHikeMTB13.1 mi Canebrake TrailHike9.7 mi Black Mountain TrailHikeMTB9.2 mi Cat Gap Loop TrailHike8.0 mi Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike7.8 mi Sassafras to Caeser's Head Spur TrailHike7.2 mi Squirrel GapHikeMTB7.0 mi Pink Beds LoopHike5.3 mi Pink Beds Loop TrailHikeMTB5.3 mi Turkey Pen Gap TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Wilkie TrailHike5.2 mi Farlow GapHike5.0 mi CCC RoadHikeMTB5.0 mi Buckhorn GapHikeMTB4.6 mi Headwater RoadHikeMTB4.6 mi Daniel RidgeHike4.3 mi Cove Creek RoadHikeMTB4.3 mi Wintergreen TrailHike4.1 mi Daniel Ridge LoopHikeMTB4.0 mi Courthouse Creek RoadHikeMTB3.9 mi Rainbow Falls TrailHike3.9 mi Seniard Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi North Slope TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Funneltop Mountail TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Reasonover Creek TrailHike3.5 mi Mine Mountain TrailHike3.4 mi John Rock TrailHike3.3 mi Cascade LoopHike3.3 mi Chestnut Mountain RoadHikeMTB3.3 mi Barnett Branch TrailHike3.3 mi Farlow Gap TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Avery CreekHikeMTB3.1 mi Looking Glass Rock TrailHike3.0 mi Pilot Rock TrailHike3.0 mi Sycamore CoveHikeMTB2.9 mi Kagle Mountain RoadHike2.9 mi 618 Bennet BranchHike2.9 mi Bennet GapHikeMTB2.8 mi Lanning Ridge RoadHikeMTB2.8 mi Buck Forest RoadHikeMTB2.8 mi Cantrell CreekHikeMTB2.8 mi Thrift Cove TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Cove Creek TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Corn Mill Shoals TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Coontree LoopHike2.7 mi Conservation RoadHikeMTB2.6 mi hikingHike2.6 mi Long Branch TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Butter Gap TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Seniard Ridge RoadHikeMTB2.3 mi Sassafras to Caesar's Head Spur TrailHike2.2 mi Summey Cove TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Sassafras Mountain TrailHike2.1 mi Thompson CreekHike2.1 mi Laurel Ridge TrailHike2.0 mi Sassafras to Ceaser's Head Spur TrailHike2.0 mi Airstrip TrailHike2.0 mi 475BHikeMTB2.0 mi Indian Camp TrailHike1.9 mi Rock Quarry RoadHikeMTB1.9 mi Three Lakes TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi New Butter Gap TrailHike1.8 mi Low Gap RoadHikeMTB1.7 mi Brushy Creek TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Toxaway River TrailHike1.6 mi Bracken Mountain TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Sheep Mountain TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Lake Imaging RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Cedar Rock TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Buckwheat KnobHikeMTB1.5 mi Triple Falls TrailHike1.5 mi HIgh Falls LoopHikeMTB1.4 mi Pounding MillHikeMTB1.4 mi High Falls TrailHike1.4 mi Bennett Gap RoadHike1.4 mi Case Camp Ridge TrailHike1.4 mi Wolf Ford RoadHikeMTB1.3 mi Bearwallow Valley TrailHike1.3 mi Horse Cove GapHikeMTB1.3 mi Davidson River TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Forest DiscoveryHike1.3 mi Crossroads Mountain RoadHike1.3 mi Caney Bottom TrailHike1.3 mi Holly RoadHikeMTB1.3 mi Long Loeb LWOHike1.3 mi Mullinax TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Jim Branch TrailHike1.2 mi Raymond Fisher TrailHike1.2 mi Buck Spring TrailHike1.2 mi Ridgeline TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Cedar Rock Mountain TrailHike1.1 mi Pressley CoveHike1.1 mi Little River TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Soapstone RoadHike1.1 mi Searcy ConnectorHike1.1 mi Cove Creek ConnectorHikeMTB1.1 mi Heath Pine Ridge TrailHike1.1 mi Brushy CreekHikeMTB1.1 mi Upper Cove Creek - CHikeMTB1.1 mi Clawhammer CoveHike1.0 mi Stony Knob TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Little Bald Mountain TrailHike1.0 mi Fawn Lake RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi McCall Cemetery RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi Slick Rock Falls TrailHike1.0 mi Cat Gap LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi Worm HoleHike0.9 mi North Slope Connector TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Hilltop TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Gauging Station TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Yuto's TrailHike0.9 mi Gallimore Road GreenwayHikeMTB0.9 mi Lime Kiln TrailHike0.8 mi Big Rock TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Forest FestivalHike0.8 mi Hooker Falls TrailHike0.8 mi Longside TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Biltmore CampusHike0.8 mi Bennett Knob RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Club GapHikeMTB0.7 mi Isaac Heath TrailHike0.7 mi North FaceHike0.7 mi Picnic Connector TrailHike0.7 mi Hooker Creek TrailHike0.7 mi Cat Gap Bypass TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Wagon Road GapHikeMTB0.6 mi Estatoe TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Upper Cove Creek - BHikeMTB0.6 mi Shelter Rock TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Return TrailHike0.6 mi Moore Cove TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Camp Summit RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Log Hollow RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Twin Falls TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Bearwallow Falls TrailHike0.5 mi SunwallHike0.5 mi Andy Cove TrailHike0.5 mi Ashton's TrailHike0.5 mi Upper Cove Creek - AHikeMTB0.5 mi DuPont AirstripHikeMTB0.5 mi Pilot ConnectorHike0.5 mi Bridal Veil Falls RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Devils Courthouse TrailHike0.4 mi Twixt TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Shoals TrailHike0.4 mi Lake Julia RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Micajah TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Breedlove RoadHike0.3 mi Cove Creek - Daniel ConnectorHike0.3 mi Starnes Branch RoadHikeMTB0.2 mi Laurel Mountain ConnecterHikeMTB0.2 mi Covered Bridge TrailHike0.2 mi Cemetery LoopHike0.2 mi Raven Rock Falls TrailHike0.2 mi Bridal Veil Falls TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi North SlopeHikeMTB0.1 mi Grassy Creek Falls TrailHike0.1 mi Timber TraceHike0.1 mi Springhouse TrailHike0.1 mi Wolf Ford Horse CampHike0.1 mi Key Falls Hiking TrailHike0.1 mi Dew Falls Trail #281Hike0.1 mi Excercise TrailHike0.1 mi Hilliard Falls Spur TrailHike0.1 mi Cove Creek to 225 ConnectorHike0.1 mi Daniel Ridge ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Transylvania County trails

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.