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Wake County Trail Maps — Page 1 of 2
455 named trails across Wake County, North Carolina, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles. Showing 1–300.
About trails in Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County has 455 named trails on the map, covering 829 miles in total, an average of 1.8 miles per trail. That is the 1st largest mapped trail network among 80 counties in North Carolina. 367 of them are tagged for hiking and 324 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is 1 (North Carolina), at 46.9 miles. 38 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 8 trailheads, 20 campsites, 4 waterfalls, and 38 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Raleigh, Cary, and Holly Springs.
What the trails in Wake County are like
By length, 277 are under a mile, 140 run 1 to 5 miles, and 38 are 5 miles or longer. 38 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is South Loop, at 6.4 miles.
Of the 277 with a difficulty rating, 245 easy, 27 moderate, and 5 hard. Of the 455 with measured elevation, Neuse River Trail climbs the most, about 2,589 ft, and 2 gain 1,000 ft or more.
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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 .