About hiking in York County

York County, South Carolina has 60 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 94.4 miles, an average of 1.6 miles each. The longest is Kings Mountain National Recreation Trail, at 14.4 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in York County are like

By length, 33 are under a mile, 24 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 12 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Archer Loop, at 4.4 miles.

Of the 29 with a difficulty rating, 25 easy and 4 moderate. Of the 60 with measured elevation, Kings Mountain National Recreation Trail climbs the most, about 1,960 ft.

All 60 hiking trails, longest first

Kings Mountain National Recreation TrailHike14.4 mi Blue StarHike7.1 mi Prairie LoopHikeMTB5.6 mi Triple C Rail TrailHike4.5 mi Archer LoopHike4.4 mi Historic Brattonsville LoopHike4.0 mi Whitesnake RoadHike3.9 mi MuscadineHike3.1 mi Apple RoadHike3.1 mi Browns Mountain TrailHike2.5 mi Yorkville-Shelbyville RoadHike2.1 mi Catawba Nation Greenway TrailHike2.1 mi Complex TunnelHikeMTB2.1 mi AqualoopHikeMTB1.9 mi Blue Star TrailHike1.8 mi Trekker LoopHike1.7 mi North Steele CreekHike1.7 mi DogwoodHike1.5 mi FalconHike1.5 mi Battlefield TrailHike1.5 mi Lake Haigler TrailHike1.3 mi North Steele Creek TrailHike1.2 mi Timberline TrailHike1.2 mi Azalea WalkHike1.2 mi Morris Hunt LoopHikeMTB1.2 mi Double BackHike1.1 mi HickoryHike1.0 mi Ford Gap TrailHike1.0 mi Creek CrossingHikeMTB0.9 mi Trestle TrailHike0.9 mi Ava's LoopHike0.8 mi Creekview TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Woodland PassHikeMTB0.8 mi Wagon Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Historic Farm TrailHike0.7 mi Peach LoopHike0.6 mi TechPark Lakeshore TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Muscadine TrailHike0.6 mi Heritage Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Fern ForestHike0.6 mi Lake Elliot LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi South trailHike0.5 mi Paved TrailHike0.5 mi Amenity WayHikeMTB0.4 mi CCC Cutthrough TrailHike0.4 mi Rabbits RunHikeMTB0.4 mi Alison Park TrailHike0.4 mi YMCA TrailHike0.3 mi Lake Crawford TrailHike0.3 mi Birkshire SouthHikeMTB0.3 mi Perimeter TrailHike0.3 mi Prairie Loop ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Billy WalkHike0.2 mi KingsleyHike0.2 mi Birkshire NorthHikeMTB0.2 mi Hugo LoopHike0.2 mi Scholars WalkHike0.2 mi Holland Springs Foot TrailHike0.2 mi Promenade WalkwayHike0.2 mi Chickadee TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All York 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 September 24, 2026.