Hiking trails near Statesville, North Carolina

51 official trails lie within 25 miles of Statesville — 105 miles in total, 47 rated easy and 1 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 498 ft; the median trail gains 83 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Itusi Trail: Laurel Loop	9.1	105 ft	Hard	22 min · 11 mi
Itusi Trail: Monbo Loop	5.8	122 ft	Moderate	20 min · 10 mi
Lake Shore Trail	4.8	116 ft	Moderate	25 min · 12 mi
Mountain Creek Loop	4.6	132 ft	Moderate	39 min · 22 mi
Hollow Rock Trail	1.9	498 ft	Easy	39 min · 23 mi
Itusi Trail: Wildlife Loop	3.7	99 ft	Easy	22 min · 10 mi
Itusi Trail: Hawk Loop	3.4	91 ft	Easy	20 min · 10 mi
Mazeppa Park Main Loop	4.6	90 ft	Easy	25 min · 16 mi
Blue Trail (BigLeaf Slopes Park)	2.5	83 ft	Easy	11 min · 4 mi
North Main	2.4	67 ft	Easy	36 min · 22 mi
Red Trail (Riverbend Park)	1.6	147 ft	Easy	34 min · 23 mi
North Meck Park Trail	2.9	60 ft	Easy	37 min · 27 mi
Itusi Trail: Fox Loop	2.0	83 ft	Easy	22 min · 10 mi
Green Trail (Riverbend Park)	1.4	119 ft	Easy	35 min · 23 mi
Itusi Trail: Norwood Creek Loop	2.1	71 ft	Easy	20 min · 10 mi
Loblolly Loop	2.1	101 ft	Easy	39 min · 22 mi
Prison Camp Trail	1.0	217 ft	Easy	39 min · 23 mi
Main Loop	2.0	92 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi
Blue Trail (Riverbend Park)	1.3	127 ft	Easy	35 min · 23 mi
Catawba Cross-Country Trail	2.5	41 ft	Easy	35 min · 21 mi
South Main	1.8	71 ft	Easy	38 min · 23 mi
Caldwell Station Creek Greenway	2.1	97 ft	Easy	33 min · 24 mi
West Branch Rocky River Greenway	2.0	95 ft	Easy	41 min · 26 mi
Twisted Sister	1.4	93 ft	Easy	41 min · 26 mi

Quick picks near Statesville

Easy and short: Hollow Rock Trail — 1.9 mi, rated easy, 19 mi from town
Biggest climb: Hollow Rock Trail — 498 ft over 1.9 mi, 19 mi from town
Longest: Itusi Trail: Laurel Loop — 9.1 mi, 8 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Hollow Rock Trail to Rocky Face

Lakes: Itusi Trail: Laurel Loop to Duke Power Park Lake; Catawba Cross-Country Trail to Rowan County Wildlife Lake; South Main to Rowan County Wildlife Lake; Murray's Mill Pond Loop Outer to Murrays Mill Lake

Springs: Forney Creek Trail- Catawba Springs Preserve Segment to Catawba Springs

Nearby towns: Kannapolis (25 mi) · Hickory (25 mi) · Lexington (34 mi) · Charlotte (40 mi)

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