About hiking in Yancey County

Yancey County, North Carolina has 34 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 139 miles, an average of 4.1 miles each. The longest is Buncombe Horse Range Trail, at 25.7 miles. 8 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Yancey County are like

By length, 13 are under a mile, 13 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 8 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Colbert Ridge Trail, at 14.7 miles.

Of the 34 with measured elevation, Buncombe Horse Range Trail climbs the most, about 12,474 ft, and 12 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 34 hiking trails, longest first

Buncombe Horse Range TrailHike25.7 mi Black Mountain Crest TrailHike18.2 mi Colbert Ridge TrailHike14.7 mi Mount Mitchell TrailHike10.6 mi Woody Ridge TrailHike9.6 mi Buncombe Horse TrailHike8.4 mi Big Butt TrailHike7.6 mi Mountains-to-Sea TrailHike7.0 mi Black Mountain CrestHike3.6 mi Commissary TrailHike3.5 mi Old Mitchell TrailHike3.5 mi South River LoopHike2.9 mi Lost Cove TrailHike2.8 mi Bald Knob Ridge TrailHike2.7 mi Green Knob TrailHike2.5 mi Crabtree Falls TrailHike2.4 mi Devils Creek TrailHike2.0 mi Lower River LoopHike1.7 mi Camp Alice TrailHike1.6 mi Higgans Bald TrailHike1.2 mi Balsam Nature TrailHike1.2 mi Carolina Hemlock TrailHike1.0 mi Campground TrailHike0.8 mi Briar Bottom TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Big Tom Gap TrailHike0.7 mi Devil's Den Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Mount Mitchell Summit TrailHike0.4 mi Big Bald Bypass TrailHike0.4 mi Ray Mine TrailHike0.3 mi Upper River LoopHike0.3 mi Setrock Creek Falls TrailHike0.2 mi Big Butt Summit TrailHike0.1 mi Rock Creek ConnectorHike0.1 mi South Toe Fishing AccessHike0.1 mi

← All Yancey 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.