Hiking trails near Smithfield, North Carolina

26 official trails lie within 25 miles of Smithfield — 59 miles in total, 25 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 141 ft; the median trail gains 45 ft.

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20 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Walnut Creek Trail	7.9	91 ft	Moderate	36 min · 28 mi
Neuse River Trail	4.7	132 ft	Easy	30 min · 19 mi
Walnut Creek Greenway	4.7	78 ft	Easy	36 min · 22 mi
Mingo Creek Trail	4.0	135 ft	Easy	38 min · 28 mi
Sam's Branch Greenway Trail	2.5	138 ft	Easy	22 min · 13 mi
Hilltop Needmore Park - Red Loop	1.9	141 ft	Easy	38 min · 30 mi
Salamander Loop	2.1	77 ft	Easy	39 min · 20 mi
Little Falls Loop	2.0	55 ft	Easy	34 min · 19 mi
Hilltop Needmore Park - Yellow Loop	1.9	61 ft	Easy	38 min · 29 mi
Buffalo Creek Greenway	2.8	23 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
Fern Trail	1.2	77 ft	Easy	41 min · 31 mi
Clayton River Walk	3.4	24 ft	Easy	24 min · 14 mi
Longleaf Loop	1.5	36 ft	Easy	37 min · 19 mi
Tulip Poplar Trail	1.1	65 ft	Easy	41 min · 31 mi
1 Sandy Pines Trail	1.1	62 ft	Easy	42 min · 25 mi
Park Depot Greenway Trail	1.8	31 ft	Easy	42 min · 33 mi
Lake Benson Loop Trail	1.1	41 ft	Easy	34 min · 25 mi
Rocky Branch Trail	1.0	33 ft	Easy	38 min · 30 mi
Creekside Trail	1.1	40 ft	Easy	42 min · 31 mi
Reedy Branch Greenway	1.1	25 ft	Easy	41 min · 30 mi

Quick picks near Smithfield

Easy and short: Neuse River Trail — 4.7 mi, rated easy, 17 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Salamander Loop to NCSU Pond Number One; Longleaf Loop to NCSU Pond Number One; Lake Benson Loop Trail to Union Carbide Pond

Nearby towns: Angier (22 mi) · Raleigh (27 mi) · Spring Lake (43 mi) · Sanford (46 mi)

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