North Carolina trails · Loop hikes
Loops computed from the connected trail network — each starts and ends at the same trailhead. Explore any of them on the interactive map (Loops layer).
| Route | Distance | Gain | Trailhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-12 Northside Fire Road Trail + D-12 Northside Fire Road Trail + Evans Admin Road Trail | 9.1 mi | 94 ft | Clayton Road Trail access |
| Lower CCC Trail + Benn Knob Trail + Raven Rock Trail | 14.0 mi | 3,168 ft | Lower CCC Trail access |
| River Trail + Raven Rock Trail + Fox Trail | 14.7 mi | 3,325 ft | Little River Trail access |
| Forest Line Road + Corapeake Road + S Martha Washington Trail | 12.4 mi | 73 ft | Kim Saunders Road access |
| Raven Rock Trail + Benn Knob Trail + Lower CCC Trail | 9.3 mi | 1,933 ft | Fox Trail access |
| BIG SNOWBIRD + MIDDLE FALLS + MITCHELL LICK | 16.0 mi | 3,548 ft | THE JUNCTION |
| GRAVEYARD RIDGE + MST - PISGAH RD + BRIDGES CAMP GAP | 10.1 mi | 2,438 ft | GREASY COVE access |
| SOUTH MILLS RIVER + VINEYARD GAP + RIVERSIDE | 9.4 mi | 2,101 ft | BRADLEY CREEK access |
| TURKEY PEN GAP + SOUTH MILLS RIVER + BRADLEY CREEK | 15.3 mi | 3,523 ft | WAGON ROAD GAP access |
| MST - GRANDFATHER RD + Schoonover Crossover + Faulkner Flats | 12.9 mi | 3,410 ft | LINVILLE GORGE access |
| FALLS DAM OHV + DICKEY BELL OHV + ROCKY MOUNTAIN OHV | 8.0 mi | 1,520 ft | FALLS DAM OHV TRAILHEAD |
| River Trail + Hemlock Nature Trail + Headquarters Trail | 8.4 mi | 1,689 ft | Little River Trail access |
| MST - GRANDFATHER RD + LINVILLE GORGE + Cambric | 11.8 mi | 3,230 ft | LINVILLE GORGE access |
| BENTON MACKAYE -CHEOAH RD + SLICKROCK CREEK + BIG FAT | 14.7 mi | 5,465 ft | BIG FAT GAP TRAILHEAD |
| IVESTOR GAP + GRAVEYARD RIDGE + GREASY COVE | 12.9 mi | 3,492 ft | IVESTOR GAP access |
| BROWN MOUNTAIN 8 + BROWN MOUNTAIN 1B + BROWN MOUNTAIN 1A | 13.5 mi | 2,981 ft | BROWN MOUNTAIN 1 access |
| LITTLE TABLE ROCK + MST - GRANDFATHER RD + Cambric | 11.4 mi | 3,824 ft | SPENCE RIDGE TRAILHEAD |
| BUTTER GAP + CAT GAP LOOP + ART LOEB NRT | 11.1 mi | 1,650 ft | CEMETERY LOOP access |
| Cedar Ridge Trail + Reedy Creek Trail + S. Turkey Creek Trail | 5.0 mi | 446 ft | S. Turkey Creek Trail access |
| BROWN MOUNTAIN 8 + BROWN MOUNTAIN 1 + BROWN MOUNTAIN 9 | 13.1 mi | 2,899 ft | BROWN MOUNTAIN 7 access |
| MAC'S GAP + PANTHERTOWN VALLEY + GRANNY BURRELL FALLS | 6.7 mi | 897 ft | BIG GREEN access |
| BUTTERMILK TRAIL + MORGAN TRAIL + BURL TREE WAY | 7.6 mi | 1,870 ft | BUTTERMILK TRAIL access |
| BENTON MACKAYE -CHEOAH RD + SLICKROCK CREEK + BIG FAT | 10.3 mi | 3,615 ft | BIG FAT GAP TRAILHEAD |
| HAYWOOD GAP + BUCKEYE GAP + MST - PISGAH RD | 7.8 mi | 1,981 ft | HAYWOOD GAP access |
| Jacob Branch Trail + Fox Trail + Raven Rock Trail | 7.7 mi | 1,953 ft | Jacob Branch Trail access |
| BATES TRAIL + FRALEY TRAIL + TODD TRAIL | 8.2 mi | 1,860 ft | BERNER TRAIL access |
| Bartram Trail | 9.7 mi | 2,114 ft | Bartram Trail access |
| SOUTH MILLS RIVER + BRADLEY CREEK + RIVERSIDE | 6.2 mi | 1,414 ft | TURKEY PEN GAP TRAILHEAD |
| Cross Dike Trail + Live Oak Point Trail + Hog Pen Point Trail | 4.0 mi | 50 ft | Cross Dike Trail access |
| BUTTER GAP + Cedar Rock Mountain Trail + ART LOEB NRT | 10.2 mi | 1,683 ft | CEMETERY LOOP access |
| PARK CR RIDGE CONNECTOR + PARK CREEK + PARK RIDGE | 4.5 mi | 890 ft | PARK CR RIDGE CONNECTOR access |
| Grindstone Trail + Mountain Trail + Mountains-to-Sea Trail | 5.6 mi | 994 ft | Pilot Creek Trail access |
| HICKORY BRANCH + LONDON BALD + APPLETREE | 8.6 mi | 1,837 ft | JUNALUSKA GAP access |
| Bartram Trail + LAUREL BRANCH + APPLETREE | 6.0 mi | 1,972 ft | LONDON BALD access |
| MAC'S GAP + LITTLE GREEN + PANTHERTOWN VALLEY | 5.7 mi | 1,271 ft | NORTH ROAD access |
| Auger Hole Trail + Canebrake Trail + Foothills Trail | 15.9 mi | 3,798 ft | Winter Green Trail access |
| BROWN MOUNTAIN 1 + BROWN MOUNTAIN 6 + BROWN MOUNTAIN 2 | 15.0 mi | 3,320 ft | BROWN MOUNTAIN 8 access |
| Cedar Ridge Trail + Reedy Creek Trail + Graylyn Trail | 5.4 mi | 617 ft | S. Turkey Creek Trail access |
| BRADLEY CREEK + Laurel Creek + SQUIRREL GAP | 7.5 mi | 998 ft | BRADLEY CREEK access |
| WAYEHUTTA LOOP + BLACK MOUNTAIN + SUNSET RIDGE CONNECTOR | 7.3 mi | 2,198 ft | BLANTON BRANCH access |
| Lower CCC Trail + Upper Falls Trail + Shinny Creek Trail | 6.2 mi | 1,755 ft | Lower CCC Trail access |
| ROBBINS BRANCH + HANNAH'S CREEK + BIRKHEAD MOUNTAIN | 12.1 mi | 1,038 ft | BIRKHEAD MOUNTAIN access |
| BROWN MOUNTAIN 3 + BROWN MOUNTAIN 1B + BROWN MOUNTAIN 8 | 8.4 mi | 1,640 ft | BROWN MOUNTAIN 3 access |
| SUPERTREE LOOP + KEYAUWEE | 10.1 mi | 1,408 ft | WOODRUN BIKE TRAILHEAD |
| WAYEHUTTA LOOP + DEEP GAP + BLACK MOUNTAIN | 7.6 mi | 2,082 ft | Locust Gap Trail |
| Sawtooth Trail + Horseridge Trail + Possum Trail | 8.8 mi | 1,895 ft | Little River Trail access |
| SOUTH MILLS RIVER + CANTRELL CREEK + SQUIRREL GAP | 10.1 mi | 1,732 ft | WAGON ROAD GAP access |
| Al Buehler Trail | 2.9 mi | 360 ft | Al Buehler Trail access |
| Boone Fork | 5.1 mi | 995 ft | Mountains to Sea Trail access |
| Jay B Trail + Loop Trail (Bladen Lakes State Forest) | 3.8 mi | 85 ft | Middle Trail access |