Hiking by city · North Carolina
203 official trails lie within 25 miles of Brevard — 594 miles in total, 102 rated easy and 34 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 467 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Loeb Nrt | 17.9 | 3,818 ft | Expert | 36 min · 14 mi |
| Mst - Pisgah Rd | 45.0 | 3,953 ft | Expert | 36 min · 22 mi |
| Fork Mountain | 7.0 | 2,622 ft | Expert | 1 h 02 min · 36 mi |
| Black Mountain | 8.4 | 2,006 ft | Expert | 23 min · 7 mi |
| Foothills Trail | 10.6 | 1,085 ft | Expert | 1 h 00 min · 27 mi |
| Green Mountain | 5.0 | 2,796 ft | Expert | 1 h 02 min · 36 mi |
| Wayehutta Loop | 8.9 | 1,856 ft | Expert | 1 h 29 min · 55 mi |
| Mst - Nantahala Rd | 16.1 | 1,097 ft | Expert | 1 h 09 min · 40 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | 7.0 | 1,743 ft | Hard | 50 min · 23 mi |
| Big Creek | 4.8 | 2,340 ft | Hard | 44 min · 22 mi |
| Little East Fork | 4.9 | 2,335 ft | Hard | 1 h 24 min · 41 mi |
| Shining Creek | 4.0 | 2,391 ft | Hard | 41 min · 20 mi |
| Turkey Pen Gap | 5.5 | 1,460 ft | Hard | 20 min · 9 mi |
| Old Butt Knob | 3.7 | 2,279 ft | Hard | 1 h 15 min · 30 mi |
| Squirrel Gap | 8.0 | 959 ft | Hard | 51 min · 19 mi |
| South Mills River | 14.2 | 903 ft | Hard | 20 min · 9 mi |
| Farlow Gap | 4.5 | 1,765 ft | Hard | 28 min · 12 mi |
| Auger Hole Trail | 7.0 | 859 ft | Hard | 27 min · 15 mi |
| Foothills | 5.2 | 1,308 ft | Hard | 42 min · 28 mi |
| Cat Gap Loop | 4.6 | 1,032 ft | Hard | 18 min · 9 mi |
| Pilot Rock | 3.1 | 1,954 ft | Hard | 48 min · 18 mi |
| Greasy Cove | 3.2 | 1,768 ft | Hard | 1 h 15 min · 30 mi |
| Trace Ridge | 4.4 | 1,348 ft | Hard | 43 min · 22 mi |
| North Boundary | 4.9 | 1,219 ft | Hard | 59 min · 33 mi |
Waterfalls: Canebrake Trail to Whitewater Falls; Summey Cove to Courthouse Falls; Panthertown Valley to Schoolhouse Falls; Slick Rock Falls to Slick Rock Falls
Summits: Art Loeb Nrt to Chestnut Knob; Mst - Pisgah Rd to Black Mountain; Fork Mountain to Fork Mountain; Black Mountain to Clawhammer Mountain
Lakes: Big Creek to Hendersonville Reservoir; Palmetto Trail - Poinsett Reservoir Passage to Melrose Lake; Spencer Gap to Hendersonville Reservoir; Demonstration Trail to Jeffers Lake
Viewpoints: Mst - Nantahala Rd to View Doubletop Mountain (MP 435.3); Foothills to Whitewater Falls Overlook; Panthertown Valley to Salt Rock Overlook; GM - Glassy Mountain Trail - HS - 46C to Glassy Mountain Overlook
Mountain passes: Art Loeb Nrt to Farlow Gap; Mst - Pisgah Rd to Elk Pasture Gap; Black Mountain to Buckhorn Gap; Foothills Trail to Bear Gap
Springs: Haywood Gap to Sweetwater Spring; Pisgah Campground Trail to Buck Spring
Nearby towns: Waynesville (22 mi) · Asheville (24 mi) · Greenville (35 mi) · Clemson (39 mi)
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