Hiking trails near Rock Hill, South Carolina

40 official trails lie within 25 miles of Rock Hill — 110 miles in total, 34 rated easy and 4 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 412 ft; the median trail gains 85 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Browns Mountains Trail	11.5	412 ft	Expert	50 min · 31 mi
CCC Trail	13.1	215 ft	Hard	48 min · 29 mi
Kings Mountain National Recreation Trail	7.0	222 ft	Hard	47 min · 30 mi
Poplar Point Trail	6.7	215 ft	Moderate	44 min · 28 mi
Riverwalk Blue	3.5	110 ft	Moderate	13 min · 6 mi
Historic Brattonsville Loop	4.0	95 ft	Easy	28 min · 14 mi
Blue Star	3.0	119 ft	Easy	19 min · 10 mi
River Run	2.2	174 ft	Easy	19 min · 9 mi
Riverwalk Green	2.0	110 ft	Easy	13 min · 6 mi
Paradise Loop	3.1	107 ft	Easy	19 min · 10 mi
Battlefield Trail	1.4	206 ft	Easy	51 min · 31 mi
Piedmont Medical Center Trail	3.4	61 ft	Easy	10 min · 5 mi
Mill Pond	2.0	108 ft	Easy	20 min · 11 mi
Prairie Loop	2.8	85 ft	Easy	20 min · 11 mi
Lightning Trail	1.4	141 ft	Easy	18 min · 9 mi
Mason's Bend Trail	2.3	70 ft	Easy	17 min · 8 mi
Blue Star Trail	1.8	119 ft	Easy	19 min · 11 mi
Nation Ford Greenway	1.8	38 ft	Easy	22 min · 13 mi
Muscadine	1.4	105 ft	Easy	19 min · 10 mi
Morris Hunt Loop	1.2	79 ft	Easy	20 min · 9 mi
Loop Trail	1.2	77 ft	Easy	24 min · 12 mi
Farms at Heartwood Green Trail	1.3	65 ft	Easy	36 min · 20 mi
Founder's Trail	2.0	58 ft	Easy	10 min · 5 mi
Dogwood	1.5	53 ft	Easy	19 min · 10 mi

Quick picks near Rock Hill

Easy and short: Historic Brattonsville Loop — 4.0 mi, rated easy, 10 mi from town
Biggest climb: Browns Mountains Trail — 412 ft over 11.5 mi, 25 mi from town
Longest: CCC Trail — 13.1 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Browns Mountains Trail to Browns Mountain

Lakes: Prairie Loop to Lake Crandall; Hickory to Lake Haigler; Azalea Walk to Lake Haigler; Archer Loop to Lake Frances

Trail guides near Rock Hill

Woods Ferry Horse Trail — 25.9 mi, 235 ft climb · 29 mi away
Lake Whelchel Trail — 6.5 mi, 53 ft climb · 37 mi away

Nearby towns: Charlotte (21 mi) · Gastonia (23 mi) · Monroe (26 mi) · Union (37 mi)

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