About trails in Wilkes County, North Carolina

Wilkes County has 72 named trails on the map, covering 168 miles in total, an average of 2.3 miles per trail. That is the 15th largest mapped trail network among 80 counties in North Carolina. 69 of them are tagged for hiking and 20 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Mountains-to-Sea Trail, at 16.4 miles. 10 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 5 trailheads, 36 campsites, 25 waterfalls, and 18 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Wilkesboro, Sparta, and Mulberry.

What the trails in Wilkes County are like

By length, 30 are under a mile, 32 run 1 to 5 miles, and 10 are 5 miles or longer. 13 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Warrior Creek, at 11.3 miles.

Of the 42 with a difficulty rating, 29 easy, 11 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 72 with measured elevation, Basin Creek Trail climbs the most, about 4,986 ft, and 17 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

168Total miles

36Campsites

18Boat launches

25Waterfalls

5Trailheads

Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike16.4 mi Warrior CreekHikeMTB11.3 mi Flat Rock Ridge TrailHike9.3 mi Cedar Ridge TrailHike8.5 mi Out-and-Back Trail8.4 mi Bridle Loop Trail5.9 mi Yadkin River GreenwayHikeMTB5.8 mi Basin Creek TrailHike5.7 mi Dark MountainHike5.2 mi Overmountain Victory TrailHike5.1 mi Grassy Gap Fire RoadHike4.8 mi Widows Creek TrailHike4.0 mi Air Bellows RoadHike3.9 mi Pike Creek RoadHike3.7 mi Boundary Line RoadHike3.5 mi Osborne Ridge RoadHike3.4 mi Horton's HollarHike3.3 mi Mountain Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Blackjack Ridge TrailHike3.1 mi Call Farm LoopHike2.8 mi Amadehy Waterfalls TrailHike2.5 mi Bell Branch RoadHike2.5 mi Wolf Rock TrailHike2.5 mi Shiner's RunHike2.3 mi Turkey Cove RoadHike2.2 mi Old MSTHike2.1 mi Bluff Ridge Primative TrailHike2.1 mi Cub Creek Walking TrailHike1.8 mi Mulberry Fields SectionHikeMTB1.8 mi Yadkin River Greenway - River's EdgeHikeMTB1.6 mi Bell Mountain RoadHike1.6 mi Perkins Place LoopHike1.4 mi Spencer Ridge RoadHike1.4 mi Berms & ViewsHikeMTB1.4 mi Wingler Field RoadHike1.2 mi Old Osborne Ridge RoadHike1.2 mi Memorial/Smoots Parks SectionHikeMTB1.2 mi Middle Falls/Lower Falls TrailHike1.2 mi Joshua Ridge RoadHike1.1 mi Cedar Rock TrailHike1.1 mi Old HeadHikeMTB1.1 mi Historic Jefferson TurnpikeHikeMTB1.0 mi OVT beginner TrailHike1.0 mi WhippoorwhirlHikeMTB0.9 mi Osborne RoadHike0.8 mi Cascades TrailHike0.7 mi Brown Ridge RoadHike0.7 mi Yadkin River Greenway - Moravian CreekHikeMTB0.7 mi Talking Tree TrailHike0.6 mi Jailbreak LoopHike0.6 mi Fish Dam Creek TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Tompkins Knob TrailHike0.6 mi Core TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Log House RoadHike0.6 mi Chalkdust Trail0.6 mi Drop, Hop and RollHikeMTB0.5 mi Lower Falls TrailHike0.5 mi Forest Demonstration TrailHike0.5 mi EarthquakeHikeMTB0.5 mi Knob RoadHike0.5 mi Memorial Park to Mulberry Fields ConnectorHikeMTB0.5 mi Cub Creek ConnectorHike0.4 mi Lowe's Trailhead to Cub CreekHikeMTB0.4 mi Euclid Avenue TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi South Meadow TrailHike0.3 mi Perkins Place ConnectorHike0.2 mi Headwaters Hub ConnectorHike0.2 mi The Great EscapeHikeMTB0.2 mi Happy JackHikeMTB0.2 mi Logging History Demonstration TrailHike0.2 mi Lake Loop ConnectorHike0.1 mi Brinegar Cabin PathHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Wilkes 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.