Western North Carolina Hiking Trails
Alleghany County
Ashe County
Avery County
Buncombe County
Burke County
Caldwell County
Cherokee County
Clay County
Gaston County
Graham County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Jackson County
Macon County
Madison County
McDowell County
Mitchell County
Polk County
Rutherford County
Stokes County
Swain County
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.

The 439 hiking trails listed here represent 29  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. Airstrip Trail Transylvania
  2. Albert Mountain Firetower Trail Macon
  3. Appletree Trail Macon
  4. Armstrong Creek Trail McDowell
  5. Art Loeb Trail, Section 1 Haywood Transylvania
  6. Art Loeb Trail, Section 2 Haywood Transylvania
  7. Art Loeb Trail, Section 3 Transylvania
  8. Art Loeb Trail, Section 4 Transylvania
  9. Art Loeb Spur Transylvania
  10. Auger Hole Trail Transylvania
  11. Backpack Trail Stanly
  12. Backside Trail Gaston
  13. Bad Creek - Fowler Creek Macon
  14. Bad Creek Trail Jackson
  15. Bad Fork Trail McDowell
  16. Bald Knob Ridge Trail Yancey
  17. Bald Springs Trail Clay
  18. Balsam Trail Yancey
  19. Balsam Mountain Trail Swain
  20. Bartram Trail Macon
  21. Bass Lake Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  22. Beacon Heights Trail Avery
  23. Bean Shoals Canal Trail Yadkin
  24. Bear Creek Trail Swain
  25. Bear Pen Gap Trail Jackson
  26. Bear Pen Gap Trail Macon
  27. Bear Pen Trail Buncombe
  28. Bearwallow Falls Trail Transylvania
  29. Bearwallow Valley Trail Transylvania
  30. Betsy Ridge Trail McDowell
  31. Betty Creek Gap Macon
  32. Big Butt Trail Buncombe
  33. Big Butt Trail Yancey
  34. Big Creek Loop Henderson
  35. Big Falls Trail Avery
  36. Big Fork Ridge Trail Haywood
  37. Big Indian Loop Macon
  38. Big Laurel Falls Trail Macon
  39. Big Rock Trail Transylvania
  40. Big Snowbird Graham
  41. Big Stamp to Weatherman Bald Trail Clay
  42. Big Tom Gap Trail Yancey
  43. Black Bottom Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  44. Black Jack Ridge Trail Alleghany 
  45. Black Mountain Crest Trail Yancey
  46. Black Mountain Trail Henderson Transylvania
  47. Blackwell Gap Loop Macon
  48. Blue Ridge Pinnacle Trail McDowell
  49. Bluff Mountain Trail Alleghany
  50. Bluff Ridge Trail Alleghany
  51. Bone Valley Trail Swain
  52. Boogerman Trail Haywood
  53. Boone Fork Trail Avery Watauga
  54. Boundary Trail Transylvania
  55. Bradley Creek Henderson Transylvania
  56. Bradley Fork Trail Swain
  57. Briar Bottom Trail Yancey
  58. Brush Creek Macon
  59. Buck Springs Trail Transylvania
  60. Buckberry Ridge Trail Transylvania
  61. Buckeye Ridge Haywood
  62. Buckhorn Gap Trail Transylvania
  63. Buncombe Horse Range Trail White Blaze Section Yancey
  64. Buncombe Horse Range Trail Yancey
  65. Burnt Mountain Trail Transylvania
  66. Burnt Tree Peninsula Trail Clay
  67. Burrell Cove Trail Clay
  68. Caldwell Fork Trail Haywood
  69. Camp Alice Yancey
  70. Camp Creek Trail Avery
  71. Campground Connector Buncombe
  72. Campground and Pool Trail Stanly
  73. Campground Spur Trail Alleghany Ashe
  74. Canebrake Trail Transylvania
  75. Caney Bottom Loop Trail Transylvania
  76. Cantrell Creek Henderson Transylvania
  77. Carolina Hemlock Trail Yancey
  78. Cascade Nature Trail Wilkes
  79. Cataloochee Divide Trail Haywood
  80. Cedar Ridge Trail Alleghany
  81. Cedar Rock Trail Transylvania
  82. Central Loop Trail Clay
  83. Charlies Bunion Trail Swain
  84. Cherry Creek Trail Haywood
  85. Cherry Ridge Trail Haywood
  86. Chestnut Knob Burke
  87. Chestnut Oak Nature Trail Stokes
  88. Cheoah Trail Graham Swain
  89. Chestoa View Trail Burke
  90. Chinquapin Mountain Macon
  91. Chunky Gal Trail Clay
  92. Clear Creek Loop Macon
  93. Cliffside Loop Macon
  94. Cliffside Vista Nature Trail Macon
  95. Cliffside Vista Trail
  96. Cloudland Trail Mitchell
  97. Clover Trail Clay
  98. Colbert Ridge Trail Yancey
  99. Cold Springs Trail Haywood
  100. Cold Springs Gap Trail Swain
  101. Commissary Trail Yancey
  102. Cook's Wall Stokes
  103. Cooper Creek Trail Swain
  104. Corn Mill Shoals Trail Transylvania Transylvania
  105. Corridor Trail Surry
  106. Cove Creek Loop Transylvania
  107. Crabtree Falls Loop Trail McDowell Yancey
  108. Craggy Gardens Trail Buncombe
  109. Craggy Pinnacle Trail Buncombe
  110. Crowders Trail Gaston
  111. Cumberland Knob Trail Alleghany
  112. Daniel Ridge Trail Transylvania
  113. Deep Creek Trail Swain
  114. Deep Gap Trail Yancey
  115. Deeplow Gap Trail Swain
  116. Deer Park Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  117. Deerfield Connector Trail Buncombe
  118. Deerfield Loop Trail Buncombe
  119. Devil’s Courthouse Trail Transylvania
  120. Devil's Creek Trail Yancey
  121. Devil's Den Nature Loop Yancey
  122. Dogwood Trail Burke
  123. Douglas Falls Trail Buncombe
  124. Dry Falls Trail Macon
  125. Duggers Creek Trail Burke
  126. Duncan Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  127. East Fork Trail Transylvania
  128. Elk Pen Trail Buncombe
  129. Ellicott Rock Jackson Macon
  130. Explorer Loop Trail Buncombe
  131. Fall Mountain Trail Stanly
  132. Family Camping Trail Gaston
  133. Far Bald Springs Clay
  134. Farlow Gap Trail Transylvania
  135. Farm House Loop Trail Alleghany Ashe
  136. Farmer Top Overlook Trail Cherokee
  137. Farmhouse Trail Transylvania
  138. Fawn Lake Loop Transylvania
  139. Fern Nature Trail Alleghany Ashe
  140. Fern Trail Gaston
  141. Figure 8 Trail Watauga
  142. Fire's Creek Rim Trail Clay
  143. Fishing Pier Trail Burke
  144. Flat Creek Trail Swain
  145. Flat Rock Ridge Trail Alleghany
  146. Flat Rock Trail Avery
  147. Flat Top Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail Watauga
  148. Flatwood Trail Transylvania
  149. Fletcher Creek Henderson
  150. Fodder Stack Trail Alleghany
  151. Foothills Jackson Transylvania
  152. Forest Stroll Rutherford
  153. Fork Ridge Trail Madison
  154. Fork Ridge Trail Swain
  155. Forney Creek Trail Swain
  156. Forney Ridge Trail Swain
  157. Four Seasons Trail Rutherford
  158. Fox Den Loop Trail Burke
  159. Fox Hunters Paradise Trail Alleghany
  160. Fox Trail Burke
  161. Frying Pan Mountain Trail Transylvania
  162. Galax Trail Transylvania
  163. Glassmine Falls Trail Buncombe
  164. Glen Falls Macon
  165. Goldmine Loop Trail Swain
  166. Granny Burrell Jackson
  167. Grassy Gap Fire Road Alleghany
  168. Grassy Ridge Trail Surry
  169. Graveyard Fields Loop Trail Transylvania
  170. Graveyard Fields Trail Haywood
  171. Graveyard Ridge Trail Haywood
  172. Green Knob Trail Avery Watauga
  173. Green Ridge Trail Madison
  174. Grindstone Trail Surry
  175. Groundhog Creek Trail Haywood
  176. Group Camping Trail Gaston
  177. Guion Trail Transylvania
  178. Gully Creek Trail Alleghany
  179. Hanging Rock Trail Stokes
  180. Hangover Lead South Trail Graham Swain
  181. Harper Creek Trail Caldwell
  182. Hattaway Mountain Trail Stanly
  183. Hazel Creek Trail Swain
  184. Headquarters Trail Burke
  185. Hemlock Nature Trail Burke
  186. Hemphill Bald-Double Gap Trail Haywood
  187. Hickory Branch Trail Macon
  188. Hickory Mountain Loop Transylvania
  189. Hickey Fork Trail Madison
  190. Hickory Trail Alleghany Ashe
  191. Hidden Falls Trail Stokes
  192. Higgins Bald Ground Trail Yancey
  193. High Falls Trail Transylvania
  194. High Point Trail Clay
  195. High Shoals Falls Loop Burke
  196. Homesite Road Trail Macon
  197. Homestead Trail Buncombe
  198. Hooker Creek Trail Transylvania
  199. Horne Creek Trail Yadkin
  200. Horse Cove Gap Henderson Transylvania
  201. Horseridge Trail Burke
  202. Hurricane Creek Loop Macon
  203. Huskins Branch Clay
  204. Indian Creek Trail Stokes
  205. Indian Creek Trail Swain
  206. Ingles Field Gap Trail Buncombe
  207. Iron Bridge Loop Macon
  208. Ivestor Gap Trail Transylvania
  209. Ivy Bluff Trail Yadkin
  210. Jack Branch Trail Madison
  211. Jim Branch Trail Transylvania
  212. Jenkins Meadow Trail Graham
  213. John Rock Trail Transylvania
  214. Jomeokee Trail Surry
  215. Jonas Creek Trail Swain
  216. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Trail Graham
  217. Jumpingoff Rocks Trail Ashe Wilkes
  218. Juney Whank Falls Trail Swain
  219. Kanati Fork Trail Swain
  220. Lake Channel Overlook Trail Burke
  221. Lake Trail Gaston
  222. Lakeshore Trail Swain
  223. Laurel Creek Trail Macon
  224. Laurel Creek Henderson Transylvania
  1. Laurel Gap Buncombe
  2. Laurel Falls Trail Macon
  3. Laurel Ridge Trail Transylvania
  4. Laurel River Trail Madison
  5. Laurel Trail Stanly
  6. Lead Mine Gap Trail McDowell
  7. Ledge Spring Trail Surry
  8. Left Loop Graham
  9. Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail Graham Swain
  10. Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail Avery
  11. Linville Falls Trail Burke McDowell
  12. Linville Gorge Trail Burke McDowell
  13. Linville River Bridge Trail Burke
  14. Little Andy Trail Buncombe
  15. Little Buck Creek Trail McDowell
  16. Little Cataloochee Trail Haywood
  17. Little Fires Creek Clay
  18. Little Glade Millpond Trail Alleghany
  19. Little Green Loop Jackson
  20. Little Pinnacle Overlook Trail Surry
  21. Little River Trail Transylvania
  22. Little Sam Haywood
  23. London Bald Trail Macon
  24. Long Bunk Trail Haywood
  25. Long Loop Stanly
  26. Longside Trail Transylvania
  27. Looking Glass Rock Trail Transylvania
  28. Lookout Rock Trail Graham
  29. Loop Trail Swain 
  30. Lost Cove Ridge Trail Yancey
  31. Lost Cove Trail Yancey
  32. Lover's Leap Loop Trail Madison
  33. Lovers Leap-Pump Gap Trail Loop Madison
  34. Lower Cascade Trail Stokes
  35. Lower CCC Burke
  36. Lower Sidehill Trail Buncombe
  37. The Lump Trail Ashe Wilkes
  38. Mackey Mountain Trail McDowell
  39. Malonee Trail Jackson
  40. Massey Branch Fitness Trail Graham Swain
  41. McKee Branch Trail Haywood
  42. Maze Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  43. Meetinghouse Trail Swain
  44. Middle Fork Henderson
  45. Middle Loop Stanly
  46. Mine Mountain Trail Transylvania
  47. Mingo Falls Trail Swain 
  48. Mingus Circle Trail Swain
  49. Mingus Trail Cherokee
  50. Mooney Falls Trail Macon
  51. Moore's Wall Trail Stokes
  52. Morrow Mountain Trail Stanly
  53. Moss Gap Area Jackson Macon
  54. Mount Mitchell Summit Yancey
  55. Mountain Loop Trail Stanly
  56. Mountain Trail Surry
  57. Mouse Branch Graham
  58. Mt. Mitchell Trail Yancey
  59. Mt. Sterling Ridge Trail Haywood
  60. Mullinax Trail Henderson Transylvania
  61. Murphy River Walk Cherokee
  62. Naked Ground Trail Graham
  63. Newberry Trail McDowell
  64. Newton Bald Trail Swain
  65. Noland Creek Trail Swain
  66. Noland Divide Trail Swain
  67. North Boundary Road Buncombe
  68. North Flatwood Loop Trail Transylvania
  69. North Slope Trail Transylvania
  70. Nottely River Connector Trail Cherokee
  71. Old Mount Mitchell Yancey
  72. Palmer Creek Trail Swain
  73. Park Creek Loop Macon
  74. Park Ridge Loop Macon
  75. Panther Creek Trail Graham
  76. Pilot Cove-Slate Rock Trail Henderson Transylvania
  77. Pine Tree Loop Buncombe
  78. Pinnacle Trail Gaston
  79. Pretty Hollow Gap Trail Haywood
  80. Price Lake Loop Trail Avery Watauga
  81. Pole Road Circle Trail Swain
  82. Possum Trail Burke
  83. Pott's Memorial Trail Macon
  84. Pounding Mill Trail Madison
  85. Pump Gap Loop Trail Madison
  86. Quarry Trail Stanly
  87. Ramsey Bend North Trail Cherokee
  88. Ramsey Bend South Trail Cherokee
  89. Ramsey Bluff Mountain Bike and Hiking Trail System Cherokee
  90. Ramsey Bluff Trail Cherokee
  91. Ramsey Connector Trail Cherokee
  92. Rattlesnake Lodge Trail Buncombe
  93. Raven Rock Trail Burke
  94. Ray Fisher Place Trail Transylvania
  95. Reasonover Creek Trail Transylvania
  96. Ridgeline Trail Transylvania
  97. Rhododendron Trail Ashe
  98. Rich Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail Watauga
  99. Richland Balsam Trail Jackson
  100. Rifle Trail Transylvania
  101. Right Loop Graham
  102. River Ridge Loop Trail Madison
  103. Riverside Trail Henderson Transylvania
  104. Roan Mountain Garden Trail Mitchell
  105. Roaring Fork Creek Falls Yancey
  106. Robert Gap Trail Haywood
  107. Robinson Trail Jackson
  108. Rock Creek Bridge Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Watauga
  109. Rocks Trail Stanly
  110. Rockhouse Creek Clay
  111. Rocktop Trail Gaston
  112. Rocky Ridge Trail Transylvania
  113. Rough Fork Trail Haywood Swain
  114. Roundtop Ridge Trail Madison
  115. Rube Rock Trail Haywood
  116. Rufus Morgan Trail Macon
  117. Running Cedar Trail Alleghany Ashe
  118. SABA Beach Trail Clay
  119. Sandy Cliff Overlook Trail Burke
  120. Sassafras Trail Surry
  121. Sawtooth Trail Burke
  122. Scaly Mountain Trail Macon
  123. Schoolhouse Falls Jackson
  124. Setrock Creek Falls Trail Yancey
  125. Sheep Mountain Trail Transylvania
  126. Shelter Rock Trail Transylvania
  127. Shinbone Trail Yancey
  128. Shinny Creek Burke
  129. Shoal Creek Trail Transylvania
  130. Short Loop Stanly
  131. Shot Pouch Trail Macon
  132. Short Trail Burke
  133. Shut-In Trail Buncombe
  134. Sidehill Connector Trail Buncombe
  135. Sidehill Trail Buncombe
  136. Silver Run Falls Trail Jackson
  137. Skitty Creek Trail Macon
  138. Skyline-Cliff Trail Loop Rutherford
  139. Slickrock Creek Graham
  140. Small Creek Trail Buncombe
  141. Smokiemont Loop Trail Swain
  142. Sneaking Creek Trail Clay
  143. Snowbird Loop Trail Graham
  144. South Flatwood Trail Transylvania
  145. South Mills River Trail Henderson Transylvania
  146. Spencer Branch Henderson
  147. Spencer's Overlook Trail Madison
  148. Spring Creek Nature Trail Madison
  149. Springhouse Branch Trail Swain
  150. Spruce Mountain Trail Swain
  151. Squirrel Gap Henderson Transylvania
  152. Stair Creek Buncombe
  153. Staire Creek Trail Buncombe
  154. Standing Indian Basin Trails Jackson
  155. Standing Indian Mountain-Deep Gap Trail Clay Macon
  156. Stone Mountain Falls Trail Wilkes
  157. Stone Mountain Loop Trail Alleghany Wilkes
  158. Stone Pile Gap Trail Swain
  159. Sugerloaf Mountain Trail Stanly
  160. Summey Cove Trail Transylvania
  161. Summit Trail Alleghany Ashe Wilkes
  162. Sunkota Ridge Trail Swain
  163. Tanawha Trail Avery
  164. Thomas Branch Loop Macon
  165. Thomas Divide Trail Swain
  166. Thompson Loop Graham
  167. Three Rivers Trail Stanly
  168. Tompkins Knob Trail Ashe Wilkes
  169. Tower Trail Gaston
  170. Trace Ridge Henderson
  171. Troy's Den Trail Stokes
  172. Tsali Trails Graham
  173. Triple Falls Trail Transylvania
  174. Trout Lake Hiking & Horse Trail Watauga
  175. Tunnel Bypass Trail Swain
  176. Turkey Pen Gap Trail Henderson Transylvania
  177. Turnback Trail Gaston
  178. Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail Cherokee
  179. Upper Cascades Trails Stokes
  180. Upper CCC Burke
  181. Upper Falls Burke
  182. Upper Ridge Trail Clay
  183. Upper Tellico Off-Road Vehicle Area Cherokee
  184. Valley Trail Macon
  185. Van Cliff Loop Trail Madison
  186. Vineyard Gap Trail Henderson Transylvania
  187. Walker Creek Trail Buncombe
  188. Wasilik Poplar Trail Macon
  189. Waterrock Knob Trail Jackson
  190. Watkins Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail Watauga
  191. Wayah Bald Lookout Tower Trail Macon
  192. Weatherman Bald to Tusquitee Bald Clay
  193. Welch Ridge Trail Swain
  194. White Oak Trail Madison
  195. White Pine Trail Transylvania
  196. Whiteoak Branch Trail Swain
  197. Whiteoak Flats Trail Madison
  198. Whiteside Mountain Trail Jackson
  199. Windows Creek Trail Alleghany
  200. Window Falls Trail Stokes
  201. Wintergreen Falls Trail Transylvania
  202. Wolf Creek Trail Jackson
  203. Wolf Rock Loop Stokes
  204. Wolf Rock Trail Wilkes
  205. Woodland Walk Rutherford
  206. Woodlawn Fitness Trail McDowell
  207. Woods Mountain Trail McDowell
  208. Woods Mountain Trail Yancey
  209. Yadkin Islands Trail Yadkin
  210. Yadkin River Trail Yadkin
  211. Yellow Creek Mountain Trail Graham Swain
  212. Yellow Mountain Trail Jackson Macon
  213. Yellowhammer Gap Trail Graham Swain
  214. Yotee's Run Trail Clay
  215. Young's Ridge Trail McDowell


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