Hiking by city · North Carolina
84 official trails lie within 25 miles of Graham — 158 miles in total, 82 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 313 ft; the median trail gains 75 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Camp Trail (purple) | 3.5 | 189 ft | Moderate | 8 mi |
| Bridle Trail | 4.5 | 81 ft | Moderate | 5 mi |
| Holden Mill Trail | 2.3 | 248 ft | Easy | 21 mi |
| Cox Mountain Trail | 2.8 | 267 ft | Easy | 21 mi |
| Occoneechee Mt. Loop Trail | 2.4 | 245 ft | Easy | 15 mi |
| Lark Loop (yellow) | 2.6 | 313 ft | Easy | 7 mi |
| Occoneechee Loop | 3.0 | 112 ft | Easy | 19 mi |
| Northern Approach Trail (orange) | 2.2 | 291 ft | Easy | 7 mi |
| Laurel Bluffs Trail | 2.7 | 98 ft | Easy | 22 mi |
| Wormhole | 3.3 | 127 ft | Easy | 20 mi |
| Crow Branch Overlook Loop | 3.4 | 61 ft | Easy | 20 mi |
| New Hope Creek Trail North | 3.7 | 132 ft | Easy | 22 mi |
| Springhouse Loop | 3.5 | 73 ft | Easy | 19 mi |
| Al Buehler Trail | 2.9 | 132 ft | Easy | 25 mi |
| Bill Craft Trail | 3.3 | 94 ft | Easy | 25 mi |
| Laurel Bluff Trail | 3.1 | 53 ft | Easy | 24 mi |
| Lookout Trail (dark blue) | 2.0 | 175 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
| Great Blue Heron Loop Trail | 3.2 | 128 ft | Easy | 25 mi |
| Guilford Mackintosh Trail | 2.7 | 72 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| Ridge Trail | 1.3 | 254 ft | Easy | 21 mi |
| Townsend Trail | 3.2 | 77 ft | Easy | 23 mi |
| Dry Creek Trail | 1.8 | 194 ft | Easy | 22 mi |
| Mason Farm Trail | 1.1 | 248 ft | Easy | 23 mi |
| Shakori Trail | 1.0 | 236 ft | Easy | 21 mi |
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