North Carolina trails · Lake hikes
140 trails in North Carolina reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore's Wall Loop Trail | 4.5 mi | — | Moores Knob, Balanced Rock |
| Palmetto Trail - Poinsett Reservoir Passage | 4.3 mi | — | Melrose Lake, Bullseye Orchard Lake |
| Big Creek | 4.8 mi | — | Hendersonville Reservoir |
| Spencer Gap | 4.8 mi | — | Hendersonville Reservoir, Beaverdam Gap |
| Graybeard Trail | 1.3 mi | — | Montreat Reservoir, Pot Cove Gap |
| Battle Park Loop | 1.2 mi | — | Upper Falls, Little Falls |
| Carriage Road to Stables | 2.7 mi | — | Bass Lake, Heart Lake |
| Santeetlah Lake Trail South | 9.0 mi | — | Santeetlah Lake |
| Itusi Trail: Laurel Loop | 9.1 mi | — | Duke Power Park Lake |
| Green Knob | 2.3 mi | — | Sims Pond, Green Knob |
| Chestnut Oak Nature Trail | 0.8 mi | — | Wolf Gap, Hanging Rock Park Lake |
| Lake Johnson Trail | 1.3 mi | — | Lake Johnson, Johnson Lake Viewpoint |
| Mountain Bike Trail - South loop | 7.4 mi | — | Spring Valley Lake |
| Carriage Road to Bass Lake/MST on Carriage Trails | 1.7 mi | — | Bass Lake, Heart Lake |
| Reasonover Creek Trail | 3.5 mi | — | Summit Camp Lake |
| The Maze Carriage | 2.5 mi | — | Bass Lake, Heart Lake |
| Badin Lake | 5.7 mi | — | Badin Lake |
| Knob Trail | 0.7 mi | — | Raven Knob, Raven Knob Park Lake |
| Piedmont Trail | 2.6 mi | — | Hunsuckle Lake, Lake Brandt |
| Clear Creek Trail | 2.5 mi | — | Broughton Hospital Reservoir |
| Clifftop Vista | 1.7 mi | — | Cliffside Lake |
| Falls Lake Trail | 8.6 mi | — | Newcombs Lake |
| Ranger Falls | 1.4 mi | — | Cliffside Lake |
| Lake Benson Loop Trail | 1.1 mi | — | Union Carbide Pond, Lake Benson |
| Bass Lake Loop | 0.9 mi | — | Bass Lake, Heart Lake |
| Demonstration Trail | 2.8 mi | — | Jeffers Lake |
| Lake Benson Woodland Trail | 0.4 mi | — | Union Carbide Pond, Lake Benson |
| Battle Park Loop - Easy | 0.2 mi | — | Upper Falls, Rocky Mount Mill Pond |
| Wolf Branch | 1.2 mi | — | Camp Deer Lake |
| Clifftop Nature | 0.6 mi | — | Cliffside Lake |
| Deer Lake Lodge | 1.3 mi | — | Camp Deer Lake |
| Fletcher Creek | 2.4 mi | — | Hendersonville Reservoir |
| Osprey Trail | 2.1 mi | — | Lake Townsend |
| Bracken Mountain Trail | 1.6 mi | — | Brevard Music Center Lake |
| Hardtimes Connector | 0.8 mi | — | Camp Deer Lake |
| Salem Lake Trail | 6.9 mi | — | Salem Lake |
| Owl's Roost Trail | 3.5 mi | — | Lake Brandt |
| Lassiter Trail | 6.4 mi | — | Merchants Millpond |
| Fern Trail | 0.6 mi | — | Shorts Lake |
| Fishing Path | 0.8 mi | — | Hanging Rock Park Lake |
| Potts Memorial | 0.3 mi | — | Cliffside Lake |
| Bald Eagle Trail | 4.4 mi | — | Lake Higgins |
| Cliffside Loop | 0.8 mi | — | Cliffside Lake |
| Carriage Road to Rich Mtn./MST on Carriage Trails | 2.1 mi | — | Trout Lake |
| Sneaking Creek | 2.9 mi | — | Chatuge Lake |
| Great Blue Heron Loop Trail | 3.2 mi | — | Robins Nest Lake |
| Cypress Point Loop Trail | 0.7 mi | — | Long Valley Farm Lake |
| Murrays Mill Thread Trail | 0.2 mi | — | Murrays Mill Lake |
| Pinetree Loop | 1.5 mi | — | Lake Powhatan |
| Roanoke Canal Trail | 2.0 mi | — | Lake Williams |
| Price Lake Loop | 2.5 mi | — | Price Lake |
| Campground Purple | 2.1 mi | — | Cane Creek Lake |
| Graylyn Trail | 1.6 mi | — | Umstead Park Lake Upper |
| Deerfield Loop | 1.1 mi | — | Lake Powhatan |
| Park Road Park Loop | 1.9 mi | — | Park Road Lake |
| Forest Ridge MTB Trails | 2.1 mi | — | Wakefield Pond Number One |
| Carriage Road to Trout Lake/MST on Carriage Trails | 0.8 mi | — | Trout Lake |
| Blue Heron Trail | 2.9 mi | — | Lake Townsend |
| David R White Greenway | 2.1 mi | — | Southern Pines Waterworks |
| Lake Trail | 1.3 mi | — | Raven Knob Park Lake |