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Lake hikes in North Carolina

194 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	882 ft	Moores Knob, Balanced Rock
Lake Johnson Trail	5.2 mi	88 ft	Lake Johnson, Johnson Lake Viewpoint
Palmetto Trail - Poinsett Reservoir Passage	4.3 mi	810 ft	Melrose Lake, Bullseye Orchard Lake
Big Creek	4.8 mi	2,340 ft	Hendersonville Reservoir
Spencer Gap	4.8 mi	884 ft	Hendersonville Reservoir, Beaverdam Gap
Graybeard Trail	1.3 mi	915 ft	Montreat Reservoir, Pot Cove Gap
Rocky Mount Greenway	3.8 mi	34 ft	Upper Falls, Little Falls
Battle Park Loop	1.2 mi	43 ft	Upper Falls, Little Falls
Carriage Road to Stables	2.7 mi	266 ft	Bass Lake, Heart Lake
Santeetlah Lake Trail South	9.0 mi	237 ft	Santeetlah Lake
Itusi Trail: Laurel Loop	9.1 mi	105 ft	Duke Power Park Lake
Green Knob	2.3 mi	474 ft	Sims Pond, Green Knob
Kings Mountain Gateway Trail	4.9 mi	210 ft	Foote Mineral Reservoir, Executive Club Lake
Chestnut Oak Nature Trail	0.8 mi	198 ft	Wolf Gap, Hanging Rock Park Lake
Mountain Bike Trail - South loop	7.4 mi	124 ft	Spring Valley Lake
Multi-use Trail (Tanglewood Park)	3.6 mi	97 ft	Skilpot Lake, Coon Lake
Ecusta Trail	5.5 mi	163 ft	Temple Terrace Lake, Rainbow Lake
Carriage Road to Bass Lake/MST on Carriage Trails	1.7 mi	404 ft	Bass Lake, Heart Lake
Reasonover Creek Trail	3.5 mi	391 ft	Summit Camp Lake
The Maze Carriage	2.5 mi	190 ft	Bass Lake, Heart Lake
Badin Lake	5.7 mi	152 ft	Badin Lake
Knob Trail	0.7 mi	588 ft	Raven Knob, Raven Knob Park Lake
Southern Style	0.9 mi	486 ft	Wolf Mountain, Lake McCrady
Hemlock Epoch	0.6 mi	514 ft	Wolf Mountain, Lake McCrady
Gncc	0.6 mi	502 ft	Wolf Mountain, Lake McCrady
Paint it Black	0.6 mi	479 ft	Wolf Mountain, Lake McCrady
Piedmont Trail	2.6 mi	48 ft	Hunsuckle Lake, Lake Brandt
Clear Creek Trail	2.5 mi	317 ft	Broughton Hospital Reservoir
Rhodo Ruckus	0.6 mi	355 ft	Wolf Mountain, Lake McCrady
Loop 4 (Lake Crabtree County Park)	1.4 mi	46 ft	Lu-Tom Acres Lake, Lake Crabtree
Clifftop Vista	1.7 mi	502 ft	Cliffside Lake
Falls Lake Trail	8.6 mi	73 ft	Newcombs Lake
Ranger Falls	1.4 mi	581 ft	Cliffside Lake
Lake Benson Loop Trail	1.1 mi	41 ft	Union Carbide Pond, Lake Benson
Bass Lake Loop	0.9 mi	18 ft	Bass Lake, Heart Lake
Demonstration Trail	2.8 mi	442 ft	Jeffers Lake
Lake Benson Woodland Trail	0.4 mi	21 ft	Union Carbide Pond, Lake Benson
Battle Park Loop - Easy	0.2 mi	17 ft	Upper Falls, Rocky Mount Mill Pond
Tar River Trail	0.0 mi	2 ft	Upper Falls, Rocky Mount Mill Pond
Wolf Branch	1.2 mi	258 ft	Camp Deer Lake
Clifftop Nature	0.6 mi	431 ft	Cliffside Lake
Dogleg	2.2 mi	102 ft	Martin Pond Number Two
Deer Lake Lodge	1.3 mi	147 ft	Camp Deer Lake
Fletcher Creek	2.4 mi	410 ft	Hendersonville Reservoir
Osprey Trail	2.1 mi	32 ft	Lake Townsend
Bracken Mountain Trail	1.6 mi	609 ft	Brevard Music Center Lake
Elkin & Allegheny Rail Trail	1.2 mi	70 ft	Elkin Reservoir
Hardtimes Connector	0.8 mi	124 ft	Camp Deer Lake
Carriage Road to Rich Mtn./MST on Carriage Trails	2.8 mi	257 ft	Trout Lake
Salem Lake Trail	6.9 mi	75 ft	Salem Lake
Owl's Roost Trail	3.5 mi	68 ft	Lake Brandt
Lassiter Trail	6.4 mi	32 ft	Merchants Millpond
Fern Trail	0.6 mi	67 ft	Shorts Lake
Bald Eagle Trail	4.6 mi	80 ft	Lake Higgins
Fishing Path	0.8 mi	64 ft	Hanging Rock Park Lake
Potts Memorial	0.3 mi	110 ft	Cliffside Lake
Kit Creek Loop	3.2 mi	82 ft	Durham Wildlife Club Lake
Cliffside Loop	0.8 mi	29 ft	Cliffside Lake
Sneaking Creek	2.9 mi	99 ft	Chatuge Lake
Great Blue Heron Loop Trail	3.2 mi	128 ft	Robins Nest Lake