Hiking trails near Charlotte, North Carolina

32 official trails lie within 25 miles of Charlotte — 53 miles in total, 32 rated easy and 0 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 619 ft; the median trail gains 69 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Tower Trail	1.7	619 ft	Easy	25 mi
Midddle Third	3.2	103 ft	Easy	4 mi
Mallard Creek 5k Course	3.0	70 ft	Easy	11 mi
Nevin Park Disc Golf Course	2.1	62 ft	Easy	6 mi
Hill Trail	1.8	101 ft	Easy	12 mi
Main Loop	2.0	92 ft	Easy	19 mi
Seven Oaks Preserve Trail	2.6	69 ft	Easy	13 mi
Twisted Sister	1.4	93 ft	Easy	20 mi
Park Road Park Loop	1.9	64 ft	Easy	4 mi
Marion Diehl	1.7	90 ft	Easy	4 mi
Kingfisher Trail	1.1	99 ft	Easy	13 mi
Farmbrook Loop	1.8	45 ft	Easy	4 mi
Cove Trail	1.6	60 ft	Easy	12 mi
Heelsplitter Trail	1.6	100 ft	Easy	11 mi
Mountain Island Trail	1.6	58 ft	Easy	12 mi
Jogging Trail	1.8	76 ft	Easy	16 mi
Loblolly Loop	1.3	71 ft	Easy	15 mi
Wetlands Trail	1.3	87 ft	Easy	6 mi
Rocky Branch Trail	1.2	81 ft	Easy	13 mi
Shady Trail	1.5	74 ft	Easy	11 mi
Sierra Loop Trail	1.2	67 ft	Easy	8 mi
Creekside Trail	1.1	104 ft	Easy	12 mi
Catawba Trail	1.2	59 ft	Easy	11 mi
Larry McAfee Course At McAlpine Creek Park	2.3	43 ft	Easy	6 mi

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