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5,517 mi 8,879 km of trail — 172 Recommended Routes

26 Gems

665 Trails Intermediate Trails

994 Trails Hard Trails

278 Trails

Areas Within North Carolina

Raleigh - Durham Metro Area

366 Trails

West and Mountains

993 Trails

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Gems in North Carolina - 26

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Recommended Routes in North Carolina - 174

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Tablerock Mountain (to the right) from Shortoff Mountain.

Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop

21.9 mi 35.2 km • 4,723' Up 1439.6 m Up • 4,722' Down 1439.31 m Down

Glen Al…, NC

Mount LeConte after a winter storm on the AT. Clouds hug the ridges and hoarfrost covers the trees.

Charlies Bunion Out and Back

8.0 mi 12.8 km • 1,632' Up 497.37 m Up • 1,632' Down 497.29 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN

Afternoon sun streaming through the trees on the Crest Trail.

Mount Mitchell - Black Mountain Crest Trail #179

12.1 mi 19.5 km • 5,010' Up 1526.98 m Up • 1,498' Down 456.71 m Down

Burnsville, NC

Forest on Baxter Creek Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Mt. Sterling Loop (Big Creek / Baxter Creek)

17.7 mi 28.6 km • 4,234' Up 1290.45 m Up • 4,233' Down 1290.07 m Down

Cove Creek, NC

Art Loeb Trail

31.1 mi 50.1 km • 7,578' Up 2309.92 m Up • 6,409' Down 1953.61 m Down

Brevard, NC

Andrews Bald Out and Back

3.6 mi 5.8 km • 806' Up 245.82 m Up • 807' Down 246.08 m Down

Bryson…, NC

Stone Mountain Loop Trail

4.4 mi 7.1 km • 884' Up 269.44 m Up • 884' Down 269.37 m Down

Thurmond, NC

John Rock Loop

5.7 mi 9.1 km • 975' Up 297.1 m Up • 970' Down 295.68 m Down

Brevard, NC

Trails in North Carolina - 1765

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5.4 mi 8.7 km #1Boone Fork Trail Intermediate/Difficult Blowing Rock, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Blowing Rock, NC	54
0.8 mi 1.3 km #2Clingmans Dome Trail Intermediate Bryson City, NC	Intermediate	Bryson City, NC	58
2.7 mi 4.3 km #3Looking Glass Rock Trail Difficult Brevard, NC	Difficult	Brevard, NC	37
4.1 mi 6.7 km #4Moore's Wall Loop Trail Difficult Danbury, NC	Difficult	Danbury, NC	34
3.5 mi 5.7 km #5Profile Trail Difficult Banner Elk, NC	Difficult	Banner Elk, NC	28
7.7 mi 12.4 km #6Shortoff Mountain Trail Difficult Glen Alpine, NC	Difficult	Glen Alpine, NC	17
2.4 mi 3.9 km #7Woody Ridge Trail (177) Very Difficult Burnsville, NC	Very Difficult	Burnsville, NC	22
1.0 mi 1.6 km #8Hawksbill Mountain Trail Intermediate/Difficult Spruce Pine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Spruce Pine, NC	16
2.0 mi 3.3 km #9Grandfather Trail Difficult Linville, NC	Difficult	Linville, NC	19
2.4 mi 3.9 km #10Flat Top Trail Intermediate Blowing Rock, NC	Intermediate	Blowing Rock, NC	23
2.0 mi 3.2 km #11Whiteside Mountain Intermediate/Difficult Cullowhee, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Cullowhee, NC	18
102.3 mi 164.7 km #12AT: Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (TN/NC) Intermediate/Difficult Robbinsville, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Robbinsville, NC	14
0.7 mi 1.1 km #13Table Rock Summit Trail Intermediate/Difficult Spruce Pine, NC	Intermediate/Difficult	Spruce Pine, NC	13
2.6 mi 4.1 km #14Mount Pisgah Trail Difficult Mills River, NC	Difficult	Mills River, NC	27
15.6 mi 25.1 km #15Hazel Creek Trail Intermediate Robbinsville, NC	Intermediate	Robbinsville, NC	7
5.4 mi 8.7 km #16Boulevard Trail Difficult Gatlinburg, TN	Difficult	Gatlinburg, TN	10
1.2 mi 1.9 km #17Catawba Falls Trail Intermediate Black Mountain, NC	Intermediate	Black Mountain, NC	17
1.7 mi 2.8 km #18Rainbow Falls Trail Intermediate Brevard, NC	Intermediate	Brevard, NC	14
3.7 mi 6.0 km #19Colbert Ridge Trail Difficult Burnsville, NC	Difficult	Burnsville, NC	9
6.6 mi 10.6 km #20Baxter Creek Trail Difficult Cove Creek, NC	Difficult	Cove Creek, NC	13