About trails in Union County, North Carolina

Union County has 34 named trails on the map, covering 29.9 miles in total, an average of 0.9 miles per trail. That is the 42nd largest mapped trail network among 80 counties in North Carolina. 34 of them are tagged for hiking and 10 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Park Red, at 3.3 miles. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 5 campsites, and 2 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Unity, Wingate, and Charlotte.

What the trails in Union County are like

By length, 23 are under a mile and 11 run 1 to 5 miles. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Park Red, at 3.3 miles.

Of the 14 with a difficulty rating, 14 easy. Of the 34 with measured elevation, Campground Purple climbs the most, about 287 ft.

Explore by activity

Mountain biking

10 trails

30Total miles

5Campsites

2Boat launches

1Trailheads

Park RedHike3.4 mi Campground PurpleHike2.1 mi Red TrailHike2.1 mi Bonterra Village Nature TrailHike1.9 mi Braeburn Walking TrailHike1.6 mi Campground RedHike1.4 mi Camground GreenHike1.3 mi Farms at Heartwood Green TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Field TrackHike1.2 mi Unnamed Walking TrailHike1.1 mi Tullamore TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Marvin Loop TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Preserve Internal TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Park YellowHike0.8 mi Brookhaven Walking TrailHike0.8 mi Park PurpleHike0.8 mi Blair Mill GreenwayHikeMTB0.8 mi Sheffield GreenwayHike0.8 mi Bearskin Creek GreenwayHikeMTB0.7 mi Somerset Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Bearshkin Creek GreenwayHikeMTB0.7 mi Bent Creak TrailHike0.6 mi Twelve Mile Creek GreenwayHike0.4 mi The Preserve TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Annandale Park PathHike0.3 mi Amber Meadows TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bonterra Village Walking TrailHike0.3 mi Park OrangeHike0.3 mi Park BlueHike0.2 mi Stallings GreenwayHike0.2 mi Trail PathHike0.2 mi Heritage TrailHike0.2 mi JHP TrailheadHike0.1 mi Woodcliff TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi

Trails by town in Union County

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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 24, 2026.