Hiking by city · North Carolina
245 official trails lie within 25 miles of Waynesville — 1,073 miles in total, 82 rated easy and 81 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 4,310 ft; the median trail gains 697 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Loeb Nrt | 17.9 | 3,818 ft | Expert | 17 mi |
| Baxter Creek Trail | 12.8 | 4,152 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Appalachian Trail | 20.5 | 4,310 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Mountains to Sea Trail | 17.9 | 3,979 ft | Expert | 10 mi |
| Noland Divide Trail | 22.9 | 4,124 ft | Expert | 25 mi |
| Mst - Pisgah Rd | 45.0 | 3,953 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Thomas Divide Trail | 27.2 | 3,003 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Mingus Creek Trail | 11.5 | 2,980 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| Newton Bald Trail | 10.9 | 2,882 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| Hemphill Bald Trail | 16.7 | 2,246 ft | Expert | 8 mi |
| Sunkota Ridge Trail | 17.2 | 2,451 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Bradley Fork Trail | 14.5 | 2,824 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| Deeplow Gap Trail | 12.1 | 1,295 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Rough Fork Trail | 12.7 | 2,300 ft | Expert | 11 mi |
| Dry Sluice Gap Trail | 8.2 | 2,589 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Snake Den Ridge Trail | 5.5 | 3,344 ft | Expert | 21 mi |
| Fork Mountain | 7.0 | 2,622 ft | Expert | 8 mi |
| Black Mountain | 8.4 | 2,006 ft | Expert | 20 mi |
| Chasteen Creek Trail | 8.2 | 2,460 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Hyatt Ridge Trail | 8.9 | 2,186 ft | Expert | 17 mi |
| Pretty Hollow Gap Trail | 9.4 | 2,306 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Cataloochee Divide Trail | 12.8 | 1,037 ft | Expert | 8 mi |
| Balsam Mountain Trail | 20.0 | 1,543 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Green Mountain | 5.0 | 2,796 ft | Expert | 8 mi |
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