Hiking trails near Albemarle, North Carolina

64 official trails lie within 25 miles of Albemarle — 171 miles in total, 52 rated easy and 2 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 626 ft; the median trail gains 217 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Uwharrie Nrt	29.4	626 ft	Expert	43 min · 29 mi
Dutchman'S Creek	11.1	388 ft	Expert	17 min · 10 mi
Keyauwee	6.4	350 ft	Moderate	23 min · 12 mi
Sugarloaf Mountain Trail	3.3	434 ft	Moderate	18 min · 7 mi
Fall Mountain Trail	3.9	454 ft	Moderate	25 min · 10 mi
Bridle - long loop	5.7	127 ft	Moderate	23 min · 9 mi
Fraley Trail	2.1	434 ft	Moderate	48 min · 23 mi
Badin Lake	5.7	152 ft	Moderate	45 min · 24 mi
Robbins Branch	3.0	310 ft	Moderate	46 min · 30 mi
Bates Trail	1.8	434 ft	Easy	50 min · 24 mi
Supertree Loop	3.8	223 ft	Moderate	23 min · 12 mi
Buttermilk Trail	2.0	438 ft	Easy	45 min · 23 mi
River Trail	3.8	122 ft	Easy	35 min · 20 mi
Bridle - short loop	2.8	260 ft	Easy	22 min · 9 mi
Blackburn Trail	2.1	327 ft	Easy	42 min · 23 mi
Hattaway Mountain Trail	1.6	419 ft	Easy	22 min · 9 mi
Megan Trail	1.9	272 ft	Easy	39 min · 21 mi
Robbins Trail	1.7	328 ft	Easy	1 h 08 min · 27 mi
Bridle - middle loop	2.5	134 ft	Easy	24 min · 10 mi
Camp 3 Trail	2.1	220 ft	Easy	54 min · 35 mi
Tony Trail	1.8	173 ft	Easy	54 min · 25 mi
Morrow Mountain Trail	1.1	409 ft	Easy	22 min · 9 mi
Home Trail	2.2	128 ft	Easy	38 min · 21 mi
Short Loop Trail	2.3	246 ft	Easy	22 min · 9 mi

Quick picks near Albemarle

Easy and short: Bates Trail — 1.8 mi, rated easy, 8 mi from town
Biggest climb: Uwharrie Nrt — 626 ft over 29.4 mi, 19 mi from town
Longest: Uwharrie Nrt — 29.4 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Uwharrie Nrt to Dennis Mountain; Dutchman'S Creek to Lick Mountain; Keyauwee to Walker Mountain; Sugarloaf Mountain Trail to Sugarloaf Mountain

Lakes: Badin Lake to Badin Lake; Jogging Trail to Jackson Training School Lake

Nearby towns: Kannapolis (27 mi) · Lexington (31 mi) · Monroe (32 mi) · Asheboro (32 mi)

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