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Hiking trails near Asheville, North Carolina

185 official trails lie within 25 miles of Asheville — 566 miles in total, 75 rated easy and 36 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 3,953 ft; the median trail gains 620 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

TrailMilesClimbDifficultyFrom town
Black Mountain Crest10.93,473 ftExpert21 mi
Art Loeb Nrt11.42,934 ftExpert23 mi
Mst - Appalachian Rd35.13,643 ftExpert22 mi
Mst - Pisgah Rd45.03,953 ftExpert5 mi
Mountains to Sea Trail13.02,168 ftExpert4 mi
Buncombe Horse8.02,879 ftExpert25 mi
Black Mountain8.42,006 ftExpert21 mi
Weed Patch Mountain Trail6.11,939 ftExpert19 mi
Snooks Nose4.02,906 ftHard22 mi
Laurel Mountain7.01,743 ftHard14 mi
Big Creek4.82,340 ftHard15 mi
Little East Fork4.92,335 ftHard23 mi
Shining Creek4.02,391 ftHard21 mi
Turkey Pen Gap5.51,460 ftHard17 mi
Big Butt5.81,531 ftHard20 mi
Mackey Mountain5.61,090 ftHard23 mi
Old Butt Knob3.72,279 ftHard23 mi
South Mills River14.2903 ftHard17 mi
Squirrel Gap8.0959 ftHard17 mi
Heartbreak Ridge3.71,979 ftHard19 mi
Kitsuma4.71,539 ftHard19 mi
Pilot Rock3.11,954 ftHard16 mi
Lead Mine Gap3.71,327 ftHard24 mi
Greasy Cove3.21,768 ftHard23 mi

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