About hiking in Watauga County

Watauga County, North Carolina has 74 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 142 miles, an average of 1.9 miles each. The longest is Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 5, at 37.0 miles. 4 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Watauga County are like

By length, 38 are under a mile, 32 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 7 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Cragway Loop, at 1.8 miles.

Of the 74 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 5 climbs the most, about 24,950 ft, and 6 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 74 hiking trails, longest first

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 5Hike37.0 mi Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike15.7 mi Boone Fork TrailHike7.0 mi Rich Mountain RoadHike5.0 mi Summit TrailHike3.8 mi Wadkins RoadHike3.1 mi Old Johns River RoadHike3.1 mi Town of Boone Greenway TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Backcountry TrailHike2.6 mi Flat Top RoadHike2.4 mi Duncan RoadHike2.4 mi Trout Lake RoadHike2.4 mi Nuwati TrailHike2.4 mi Price Lake TrailHike2.2 mi The MazeHike2.1 mi Beech Tree TrailHike2.1 mi Green Knob TrailHike2.1 mi Blue Ridge Conservancy TrailHike2.1 mi China Creek TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Cragway LoopHike1.8 mi Lee & Vivian Reynolds GreenwayHikeMTB1.7 mi Grassy Gap TrailHike1.7 mi Boat RockHike1.6 mi Asutsi TrailHike1.6 mi Rocky BranchHike1.5 mi (Don't) Rock the BoatHike1.5 mi Maple Run TrailHike1.3 mi Deer Park RoadHike1.2 mi Deer Park LoopHike1.1 mi Brookshire GreenwayHikeMTB1.1 mi Boone United TrailHike1.1 mi Middle EarthHike1.1 mi Jumbo ShrimpHike1.1 mi Brookshire Summit TrailHike1.1 mi May View RoadHike1.1 mi Glenn Burney TrailHike1.0 mi Upper Pond Creek TrailHike1.0 mi Bass Lake RoadHike1.0 mi Upper Boone Fork TrailHike0.9 mi Otter Falls TrailHike0.9 mi Black Bottom RoadHike0.8 mi Bryan Booe Memorial TrailHike0.7 mi Cragway TrailHike0.7 mi Crab Orchard Falls Trail - Northern AscentHike0.7 mi Entrance RoadHike0.6 mi Colt House RoadHike0.5 mi Kennedy Trails - Heustess HillHike0.5 mi Kennedy TrailsHike0.5 mi New BossHike0.5 mi Kennedy Trails - Weaver RidgeHike0.5 mi 'Ol HossHike0.5 mi Overlook TrailHike0.4 mi Windmill LoopHike0.4 mi Figure Eight TrailHike0.4 mi Blue DreamHike0.4 mi Black ForestHike0.4 mi Greenway ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Cold Prong Pond LoopHike0.4 mi Clark CurveHike0.4 mi Clawson-Burnley LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi Stone SoupHike0.3 mi Dauphin DiscoHike0.3 mi Kennedy Trails - Maymead LandingHike0.3 mi KeendergartenHike0.3 mi Kennedy Trails - Angel StairwayHike0.3 mi The Roman RoadHike0.3 mi Lake Coffey Walking TrailHike0.2 mi Kennedy Trails - Ron & Reba RunHike0.2 mi Enchanted Woods RoadHike0.2 mi Stone Binge (Skills Area)Hike0.2 mi Middle of Nowhere ConnectorHike0.1 mi Witches TailHikeMTB0.1 mi Sunset Pump TrackHike0.1 mi Academy StreetHike0.1 mi

← All Watauga 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.