Western North Carolina Hiking Trails
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McDowell County
Mitchell County
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Stokes County
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Transylvania County
Watauga County
Wilkes County
Yancey County
The Western North Carolina Mountains offer a variety of hiking trails many of these hiking trails are also bike trails, horse trails or atv trails. Several of the trails lead to waterfalls; all the hiking trails will allow you to see some of the outdoor beauty of the North Carolina Mountains.

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The 341 hiking trails listed here represent twenty five North Carolina counties. To view all the outdoor activities each of these Western North Carolina Mountain Counties have to offer, including hiking trails, horse trails, bike trails, atv trails, waterfalls and campgrounds please select the North Carolina link on the left.
 
  1. Albert Mountain Firetower Trail Macon
  2. Appletree Trail Macon
  3. Armstrong Creek Trail McDowell
  4. Art Loeb Trail, Section 1 Haywood Transylvania
  5. Art Loeb Trail, Section 2 Haywood Transylvania
  6. Art Loeb Trail, Section 3 Transylvania
  7. Art Loeb Trail, Section 4 Transylvania
  8. Art Loeb Spur Transylvania
  9. Backside Trail Gaston
  10. Bad Creek - Fowler Creek Macon
  11. Bad Creek Trail Jackson
  12. Bad Fork Trail McDowell
  13. Bald Knob Ridge Trail Yancey
  14. Balsam Trail Yancey
  15. Balsam Mountain Trail Swain
  16. Bartram Trail Macon
  17. Bass Lake Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  18. Beacon Heights Trail Avery
  19. Bear Creek Trail Swain
  20. Bear Pen Gap Trail Jackson
  21. Bear Pen Gap Trail Macon
  22. Bear Pen Trail Buncombe
  23. Betsy Ridge Trail McDowell
  24. Betty Creek Gap Macon
  25. Big Butt Trail Buncombe
  26. Big Butt Trail Yancey
  27. Big Creek Loop Henderson
  1. Jonas Creek Trail Swain
  2. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Trail Graham
  3. Jumpingoff Rocks Trail Ashe Wilkes
  4. Juney Whank Falls Trail Swain
  5. Kanati Fork Trail Swain
  6. Lake Trail Gaston
  7. Lakeshore Trail Swain
  8. Laurel Creek Trail Macon
  9. Laurel Creek Henderson Transylvania
  10. Laurel Gap Buncombe
  11. Laurel Falls Trail Macon
  12. Laurel River Trail Madison
  13. Lead Mine Gap Trail McDowell
  14. Left Loop Graham Swain
  15. Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail Graham Swain
  16. Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail Avery
  17. Linville Falls Trail Burke McDowell
  18. Linville Gorge Trail Burke McDowell
  19. Linville River Bridge Trail Burke
  20. Little Andy Trail Buncombe
  21. Little Buck Creek Trail McDowell
  22. Little Cataloochee Trail Haywood
  23. Little Fires Creek Clay
  24. Little Glade Millpond Trail Alleghany
  25. Little Green Loop Jackson
  26. Little Sam Haywood
  27. London Bald Trail Macon

 
  1. Long Bunk Trail Haywood
  2. Looking Glass Rock Trail Transylvania
  3. Lookout Rock Trail Graham
  4. Loop Trail Swain 
  5. Lost Cove Ridge Trail Yancey
  6. Lost Cove Trail Yancey
  7. Lover's Leap Loop Trail Madison
  8. Lovers Leap-Pump Gap Trail Loop Madison
  9. Lower Cascade Trail Stokes
  10. Lower CCC Burke
  11. Lower Sidehill Trail Buncombe
  12. The Lump Trail Ashe Wilkes
  13. Mackey Mountain Trail McDowell
  14. Malonee Trail Jackson
  15. Massey Branch Fitness Trail Graham Swain
  16. McKee Branch Trail Haywood
  17. Maze Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  1. Big Falls Trail Avery
  2. Big Fork Ridge Trail Haywood
  3. Big Indian Loop Macon
  4. Big Laurel Falls Trail Macon
  5. Big Snowbird Graham
  6. Big Stamp to Weatherman Bald Trail Clay
  7. Big Tom Gap Trail Yancey
  8. Black Bottom Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  9. Black Jack Ridge Trail Alleghany 
  10. Black Mountain Crest Trail Yancey
  11. Black Mountain Trail Henderson Transylvania
  12. Blackwell Gap Loop Macon
  13. Blue Ridge Pinnacle Trail McDowell
  14. Bluff Mountain Trail Alleghany
  15. Bluff Ridge Trail Alleghany
  16. Bone Valley Trail Swain
  17. Boogerman Trail Haywood
  18. Boone Fork Trail Avery Watauga
  19. Bradley Creek Henderson Transylvania
  20. Bradley Fork Trail Swain
  21. Briar Bottom Trail Yancey
  22. Brush Creek Macon
  23. Buck Springs Trail Transylvania
  24. Buckeye Ridge Haywood
  25. Buckhorn Gap Trail Transylvania
  26. Buncombe Horse Range Trail White Blaze Section Yancey
  27. Buncombe Horse Range Trail Yancey
  28. Caldwell Fork Trail Haywood
  29. Camp Alice Yancey
  30. Camp Creek Trail Avery
  31. Campground Connector Buncombe
  32. Campground Spur Trail Alleghany Ashe
  33. Caney Bottom Loop Trail Transylvania
  34. Cantrell Creek Henderson Transylvania
  35. Carolina Hemlock Trail Yancey
  36. Cascade Nature Trail Wilkes
  37. Cataloochee Divide Trail Haywood
  38. Cedar Ridge Trail Alleghany
  39. Charlies Bunion Trail Swain
  40. Cherry Creek Haywood
  41. Cherry Ridge Haywood
  42. Chestnut Knob Burke
  43. Chestnut Oak Nature Trail Stokes
  44. Cheoah Trail Graham Swain
  45. Chestoa View Trail Burke
  46. Chinquapin Mountain Macon
  47. Clear Creek Loop Macon
  48. Cloudland Trail Mitchell
  49. Colbert Ridge Trail Yancey
  50. Cold Springs Haywood
  51. Cold Springs Gap Trail Swain
  52. Cook's Wall Stokes
  53. Cooper Creek Trail Swain
  54. Cove Creek Loop Transylvania
  55. Crabtree Falls Loop Trail McDowell Yancey
  56. Craggy Gardens Trail Buncombe
  57. Craggy Pinnacle Trail Buncombe
  58. Crowders Trail Gaston
  59. Cumberland Knob Trail Alleghany
  60. Daniel Ridge Trail Transylvania
  61. Deep Creek Trail Swain
  62. Deep Gap Trail Yancey
  63. Deeplow Gap Trail Swain
  64. Deer Park Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  65. Deerfield Connector Trail Buncombe
  66. Deerfield Loop Trail Buncombe
  67. Devil’s Courthouse Trail Transylvania
  68. Devil's Creek Trail Yancey
  69. Devil's Den Nature Loop Yancey
  70. Dogwood Trail Burke
  71. Douglas Falls Trail Buncombe
  72. Dry Falls Trail Macon
  73. Duggers Creek Trail Burke
  74. Duncan Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  75. East Fork Trail Transylvania
  76. Elk Pen Trail Buncombe
  77. Ellicott Rock Jackson Macon
  78. Explorer Loop Trail Buncombe
  79. Far Bald Springs Clay
  80. Farlow Gap Trail Transylvania
  81. Farm House Loop Trail Alleghany Ashe
  82. Fern Nature Trail Alleghany Ashe
  83. Fern Trail Gaston
  84. Figure 8 Trail Watauga
  85. Fire's Creek Rim Trail Clay
  86. Flat Creek Trail Swain
  87. Flat Rock Ridge Trail Alleghany
  88. Flat Rock Trail Avery
  89. Flat Top Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail Watauga
  90. Fletcher Creek Henderson
  91. Fodder Stack Trail Alleghany
  92. Foothills Jackson Transylvania
  93. Forest Stroll Rutherford
  94. Fork Ridge Trail Madison
  95. Fork Ridge Trail Swain
  96. Forney Creek Trail Swain
  97. Forney Ridge Trail Swain
  98. Four Seasons Trail Rutherford
  99. Fox Hunters Paradise Trail Alleghany
  100. Fox Trail Burke
  101. Frying Pan Mountain Trail Transylvania
  102. Glassmine Falls Trail Buncombe
  103. Glen Falls Macon
  104. Goldmine Loop Trail Swain
  105. Granny Burrell Jackson
  106. Grassy Gap Fire Road Alleghany
  107. Graveyard Fields Loop Trail Transylvania
  108. Graveyard Fields Trail Haywood
  109. Graveyard Ridge Trail Haywood
  110. Green Knob Trail Avery Watauga
  111. Green Ridge Trail Madison
  112. Groundhog Creek Trail Haywood
  113. Gully Creek Trail Alleghany
  114. Hanging Rock Trail Stokes
  115. Hangover Lead South Trail Graham Swain
  116. Harper Creek Trail Caldwell
  117. Hazel Creek Trail Swain
  118. Headquarters Trail Burke
  119. Hemlock Nature Trail Burke
  120. Hemphill Bald-Double Gap Trail Haywood
  121. Hickory Branch Trail Macon
  122. Hickey Fork Trail Madison
  123. Hickory Trail Alleghany Ashe
  124. Hidden Falls Trail Stokes
  125. Higgins Bald Ground Trail Yancey
  126. High Shoals Falls Loop Burke
  127. Homestead Trail Buncombe
  128. Horse Cove Gap Henderson Transylvania
  129. Horseridge Trail Burke
  130. Hurricane Creek Loop Macon
  131. Huskins Branch Clay
  132. Indian Creek Trail Stokes
  133. Indian Creek Trail Swain
  134. Ingles Field Gap Trail Buncombe
  135. Iron Bridge Loop Macon
  136. Ivestor Gap Trail Transylvania
  137. Jack Branch Trail Madison
  138. Jenkins Meadow Trail Graham
  139. John Rock Trail Transylvania
  1. Meetinghouse Trail Swain
  2. Middle Fork Henderson
  3. Mingo Falls Trail Swain 
  4. Mingus Circle Trail Swain
  5. Mooney Falls Trail Macon
  6. Moore's Wall Trail Stokes
  7. Moss Gap Area Jackson Macon
  8. Mount Mitchell Summit Yancey
  9. Mouse Branch Graham Swain
  10. Mt. Mitchell Trail Yancey
  11. Mt. Sterling Ridge Trail Haywood
  12. Mullinax Trail Henderson Transylvania
  13. Naked Ground Trail Graham
  14. Newberry Trail McDowell
  15. Newton Bald Trail Swain
  16. Noland Creek Trail Swain
  17. Noland Divide Trail Swain
  18. North Boundary Road Buncombe
  19. North Slope Trail Transylvania
  20. Old Mount Mitchell Yancey
  21. Palmer Creek Trail Swain
  22. Park Creek Loop Macon
  23. Park Ridge Loop Macon
  24. Panther Creek Trail Graham
  25. Pilot Cove-Slate Rock Trail Henderson Transylvania
  26. Pine Tree Loop Buncombe
  27. Pinnacle Trail Gaston
  28. Pretty Hollow Gap Trail Haywood
  29. Price Lake Loop Trail Avery Watauga
  30. Pole Road Circle Trail Swain
  31. Possum Trail Burke
  32. Pounding Mill Trail Madison
  33. Pump Gap Loop Trail Madison
  34. Rattlesnake Lodge Trail Buncombe
  35. Raven Rock Trail Burke
  36. Rhododendron Trail Ashe
  37. Rich Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail Watauga
  38. Richland Balsam Trail Jackson
  39. Right Loop Graham Swain
  40. River Ridge Loop Trail Madison
  41. Riverside Trail Henderson Transylvania
  42. Roan Mountain Garden Trail Mitchell
  43. Roaring Fork Creek Falls Yancey
  44. Robert Gap Haywood
  45. Robinson Trail Jackson
  46. Rock Creek Bridge Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  47. Rockhouse Creek Clay
  48. Rocktop Trail Gaston
  49. Rough Fork Trail Haywood Swain
  50. Roundtop Ridge Trail Madison
  51. Rube Rock Trail Haywood
  52. Rufus Morgan Trail Macon
  53. Running Cedar Trail Alleghany Ashe
  54. Sawtooth Trail Burke
  55. Scaly Mountain Trail Macon
  56. Schoolhouse Falls Jackson
  57. Setrock Creek Falls Trail Yancey
  58. Shinbone Trail Yancey
  59. Shinny Creek Burke
  60. Shot Pouch Trail Macon
  61. Short Trail Burke
  62. Shut-In Trail Buncombe
  63. Sidehill Connector Trail Buncombe
  64. Sidehill Trail Buncombe
  65. Silver Run Falls Trail Jackson
  66. Skyline-Cliff Trail Loop Rutherford
  67. Slickrock Creek Graham
  68. Small Creek Trail Buncombe
  69. Smokiemont Loop Trail Swain
  70. Snowbird Loop Trail Graham
  71. South Mills River Trail Henderson Transylvania
  72. Spencer Branch Henderson
  73. Spencer's Overlook Trail Madison
  74. Spring Creek Nature Trail Madison
  75. Springhouse Branch Trail Swain
  76. Spruce Mountain Trail Swain
  77. Squirrel Gap Henderson Transylvania
  78. Stair Creek Buncombe
  79. Staire Creek Trail Buncombe
  80. Standing Indian Basin Trails Jackson
  81. Standing Indian Mountain-Deep Gap Trail Clay Macon
  82. Stone Mountain Falls Trail Wilkes
  83. Stone Mountain Loop Trail Alleghany Wilkes
  84. Stone Pile Gap Trail Swain
  85. Summit Trail Alleghany Ashe Wilkes
  86. Sunkota Ridge Trail Swain
  87. Tanawha Trail Avery
  88. Thomas Branch Loop Macon
  89. Thomas Divide Trail Swain
  90. Thompson Loop Graham Swain
  91. Tompkins Knob Trail Ashe Wilkes
  92. Tower Trail Gaston
  93. Trace Ridge Henderson
  94. Troy's Den Trail Stokes
  95. Tsali Trails Graham Swain
  96. Trout Lake Hiking & Horse Trail Watauga
  97. Tunnel Bypass Trail Swain
  98. Turkey Pen Gap Trail Henderson Transylvania
  99. Turnback Trail Gaston
  100. Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail Cherokee
  101. Upper Cascades Trails Stokes
  102. Upper CCC Burke
  103. Upper Falls Burke
  104. Upper Tellico Off-Road Vehicle Area Cherokee
  105. Valley Trail Macon
  106. Van Cliff Loop Trail Madison
  107. Vineyard Gap Trail Henderson Transylvania
  108. Walker Creek Trail Buncombe
  109. Wasilik Poplar Trail Macon
  110. Waterrock Knob Trail Jackson
  111. Watkins Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail Watauga
  112. Wayah Bald Lookout Tower Trail Macon
  113. Weatherman Bald to Tusquitee Bald Clay
  114. Welch Ridge Trail Swain
  115. White Oak Trail Madison
  116. Whiteoak Branch Trail Swain
  117. Whiteoak Flats Trail Madison
  118. Whiteside Mountain Loop Macon
  119. Whiteside Mountain Trail Graham
  120. Windows Creek Trail Alleghany
  121. Window Falls Trail Stokes
  122. Wolf Creek Trail Jackson
  123. Wolf Rock Loop Stokes
  124. Wolf Rock Trail Wilkes
  125. Woodland Walk Rutherford
  126. Woodlawn Fitness Trail McDowell
  127. Woods Mountain Trail McDowell
  128. Woods Mountain Trail Yancey
  129. Yellow Creek Mountain Trail Graham Swain
  130. Yellow Mountain Trail Jackson Macon
  131. Yellowhammer Gap Trail Graham Swain
  132. Young's Ridge Trail McDowell

 

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