Hiking trails near Asheboro, North Carolina

45 official trails lie within 25 miles of Asheboro — 115 miles in total, 39 rated easy and 1 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 155 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Uwharrie Nrt	29.4	626 ft	Expert	25 min · 16 mi
Birkhead Mountain	6.1	411 ft	Moderate	17 min · 9 mi
Badin Lake	5.7	152 ft	Moderate	56 min · 33 mi
Robbins Branch	3.0	310 ft	Moderate	25 min · 15 mi
Bates Trail	1.8	434 ft	Easy	1 h 05 min · 34 mi
Buttermilk Trail	2.0	438 ft	Easy	1 h 00 min · 34 mi
High Point Greenway	4.8	121 ft	Moderate	31 min · 24 mi
River Trail	3.8	122 ft	Easy	50 min · 31 mi
Blackburn Trail	2.1	327 ft	Easy	53 min · 32 mi
Megan Trail	1.9	272 ft	Easy	54 min · 32 mi
Camp 3 Trail	2.1	220 ft	Easy	22 min · 11 mi
Tony Trail	1.8	173 ft	Easy	1 h 09 min · 35 mi
Home Trail	2.2	128 ft	Easy	52 min · 32 mi
Bald Mountain Trail	1.2	373 ft	Easy	47 min · 28 mi
Morgan Trail	1.8	217 ft	Easy	57 min · 33 mi
Thornburg	1.7	263 ft	Easy	20 min · 12 mi
Josh Trail	1.8	188 ft	Easy	53 min · 32 mi
Burl Tree Way	1.6	224 ft	Easy	52 min · 32 mi
Bicentennial Greenway	2.6	102 ft	Easy	32 min · 25 mi
Middle Mountain Trail	1.2	276 ft	Easy	14 min · 8 mi
Todd Trail	2.0	155 ft	Easy	1 h 03 min · 34 mi
Denson'S Creek Outer Loop	1.6	131 ft	Easy	42 min · 32 mi
Larry'S Link	1.4	137 ft	Easy	54 min · 32 mi
Helen'S Loop	2.3	126 ft	Easy	50 min · 32 mi

Quick picks near Asheboro

Easy and short: Bates Trail — 1.8 mi, rated easy, 25 mi from town
Biggest climb: Uwharrie Nrt — 626 ft over 29.4 mi, 13 mi from town
Longest: Uwharrie Nrt — 29.4 mi, 13 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Uwharrie Nrt to Dennis Mountain; Birkhead Mountain to Coolers Knob Mountain; Buttermilk Trail to Daniel Mountain; Bald Mountain Trail to Bald Mountain

Lakes: Badin Lake to Badin Lake

Nearby towns: Greensboro (26 mi) · Lexington (27 mi) · Albemarle (32 mi) · Graham (33 mi)

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