About hiking in Wilkes County

Wilkes County, North Carolina has 69 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 153 miles, an average of 2.2 miles each. The longest is Mountains-to-Sea Trail, at 16.4 miles. 8 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Wilkes County are like

By length, 29 are under a mile, 32 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 13 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Warrior Creek, at 11.3 miles.

Of the 41 with a difficulty rating, 28 easy, 11 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 69 with measured elevation, Basin Creek Trail climbs the most, about 5,167 ft, and 16 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 69 hiking trails, longest first

Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike16.4 mi Warrior CreekHikeMTB11.3 mi Flat Rock Ridge TrailHike9.3 mi Cedar Ridge TrailHike8.5 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 HollarHike3.2 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 LoopHike1.5 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 RoadHike1.2 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 CreekHikeMTB0.6 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 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 ConnectorHike0.2 mi Brinegar Cabin PathHike0.1 mi

← All Wilkes 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.