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 | 14.1 mi | 3,165 ft | Lower CCC Trail access |
| Forest Line Road + Corapeake Road + S Martha Washington Trail | 12.4 mi | 73 ft | Kim Saunders Road access |
| TURKEY PEN GAP + VINEYARD GAP + RIVERSIDE | 15.8 mi | 3,824 ft | WAGON ROAD GAP 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 |
| SOUTH MILLS RIVER + VINEYARD GAP + RIVERSIDE | 10.4 mi | 2,271 ft | BRADLEY CREEK access |
| Upper Falls Trail + Lower CCC Trail + Fox Trail | 11.2 mi | 2,900 ft | Shinny Trail access |
| BENTON MACKAYE -CHEOAH RD + STRATTON BALD + HANGOVER LEAD | 13.7 mi | 4,750 ft | BIG FAT GAP TRAILHEAD |
| MST - PISGAH RD + GRAVEYARD RIDGE + GREASY COVE | 10.1 mi | 2,440 ft | BRIDGES CAMP 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 |
| Headquarters Trail + Shinny Trail + Upper Falls Trail | 10.9 mi | 2,646 ft | Big Bear 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 | 5,485 ft | BIG FAT GAP TRAILHEAD |
| GRAVEYARD RIDGE + GREASY COVE + BRIDGES CAMP GAP | 12.9 mi | 3,499 ft | GRAVEYARD RIDGE access |
| Bay Trail + Cedar Loop Trail | 4.0 mi | 42 ft | Cedar Loop Trail 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 |
| 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 |
| BENTON MACKAYE -CHEOAH RD | 16.5 mi | 3,659 ft | Cheoah Dam Overlook Trail access |
| Upper Falls Trail + Jacob Branch Trail + Fox Trail | 7.7 mi | 1,953 ft | Upper Falls 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 |
| PARK CR RIDGE CONNECTOR + PARK CREEK + PARK RIDGE | 4.5 mi | 890 ft | PARK CR RIDGE CONNECTOR 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 | 7.4 mi | 977 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 |
| HANNAH'S CREEK + BIRKHEAD MOUNTAIN + ROBBINS BRANCH | 8.3 mi | 1,038 ft | FS 6532 access |
| BROWN MOUNTAIN 3 + BROWN MOUNTAIN 1B + BROWN MOUNTAIN 8 | 8.4 mi | 1,640 ft | BROWN MOUNTAIN 3 access |
| WOLF DEN OHV + Falls Dam Trail + FALLS DAM OHV | 9.0 mi | 1,927 ft | DUTCH JOHN OHV 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 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 | 3.8 mi | 85 ft | Middle Trail access |
| LONDON BALD + HICKORY BRANCH + JUNALUSKA GAP | 7.1 mi | 1,638 ft | JUNALUSKA GAP access |