North Carolina trails · Mountain-pass hikes
241 trails in North Carolina reach a named pass. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Loeb Nrt | 17.9 mi | — | Chestnut Knob, Pilot Mountain |
| Black Mountain Crest | 10.9 mi | — | Big Tom, Potato Hill |
| Mountains to Sea Trail | 17.9 mi | — | Bunches Gap, Docks Gap |
| Anst - Cheoah Rd | 29.6 mi | — | Swim Bald, Locust Cove Gap |
| Appalachian Trail | 20.5 mi | — | Yellow Creek Gap, Copper Gap |
| Mst - Appalachian Rd | 35.1 mi | — | Wolfden Knob, Bull Mountain |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail | 88.0 mi | — | Swim Bald, Wayah Bald |
| Anst - Nantahala Rd | 52.6 mi | — | Wayah Bald, Deep Gap |
| Mst - Pisgah Rd | 45.0 mi | — | Elk Pasture Gap, Black Mountain |
| Rim Trail | 24.3 mi | — | Potrock Bald, Julie High Top |
| Bartram Trail | 42.9 mi | — | Whiterock Gap, Wolf Rock |
| Benton Mackaye -Cheoah Rd | 25.1 mi | — | Stratton Bald, Bob Bald |
| Anst - Appalachian Rd | 20.8 mi | — | Bluff Mountain, Gragg Gap |
| Hemphill Bald Trail | 16.7 mi | — | Garretts Gap, Sugartree Licks |
| Chunky Gal | 20.9 mi | — | Tusquitee Bald, Perry Gap |
| Mst - Grandfather Rd | 71.0 mi | — | Hazelnut Gap, Chimney Gap |
| Snowbird Mountain | 14.3 mi | — | Hogjaw Gap, Big Junction |
| Turkey Pen Gap | 5.5 mi | — | Sharpy Mountain, Wagon Road Gap |
| Black Mountain | 8.4 mi | — | Clawhammer Mountain, Buckhorn Gap |
| Balsam Mountain Trail | 20.0 mi | — | Pin Oak Gap, Laurel Gap |
| Welch Ridge Trail | 13.3 mi | — | Water Oak Gap, Mule Gap |
| Big Butt | 5.8 mi | — | Point Misery, Little Butt |
| Jenkins Ridge Trail | 17.6 mi | — | Woodward Knob, Haw Gap |
| Old Butt Knob | 3.7 mi | — | Shining Rock Gap, Old Butt Knob |
| Mst - Nantahala Rd | 16.1 mi | — | Haywood Gap, Flat Gap |
| Squirrel Gap | 8.0 mi | — | Mullinax Gap, Laurel Gap |
| North Boundary | 4.9 mi | — | Mease Gap, Ingles Fields Gap |
| Wauchecha Bald | 8.3 mi | — | Haw Gap, Wauchecha Bald |
| Laurel Mountain | 7.0 mi | — | Turkey Spring Gap, Johnson Gap |
| Anst - Tusquitee Rd | 5.8 mi | — | Sassafras Gap, Bly Gap |
| Thomas Divide Trail | 27.2 mi | — | Deeplow Gap, Nettle Creek Bald |
| Over Mountain Victory Trail | 5.6 mi | — | Lynn Gap, Swafford Gap |
| Boulevard Trail | 5.2 mi | — | Mount Le Conte, High Top |
| Noland Divide Trail | 22.9 mi | — | Upper Sassafras Gap, Lower Sassafras Gap |
| Yellow Mountain | 6.2 mi | — | Shortoff Mountain, Cole Gap |
| Ridgeline Trail | 5.7 mi | — | Dixon Gap, Sherrars Gap |
| East Ridge Trail | 2.2 mi | — | Lookout Mountain, Buck Gap |
| Stratton Bald | 15.1 mi | — | Stratton Bald, Bob Bald |
| Hickey Fork | 9.0 mi | — | Seng Gap, Camp Creek Bald |
| Cook's Wall Trail | 1.8 mi | — | House Rock, Cool Gap |
| Deeplow Gap Trail | 12.1 mi | — | Little Creek Falls, Deeplow Gap |
| Forney Ridge Trail | 10.7 mi | — | Andrews Bald, Board Camp Gap |
| Bartram Trail Extension | 8.7 mi | — | Jutts Gap, Little Bald |
| Snowball | 3.4 mi | — | Snowball Gap, Hawkbill Rock |
| London Bald | 8.5 mi | — | Junaluska Gap, Sutherland Gap |
| Cataloochee Divide Trail | 12.8 mi | — | Panther Spring Gap, Double Gap |
| Wayehutta Loop | 8.9 mi | — | Deep Gap, Wolfpen Gap |
| Three Humps | 1.9 mi | — | Green Top, Rich Knob |
| Gregory Bald Trail | 5.2 mi | — | Gregory Bald, Panther Gap |
| Springhouse Branch Trail | 14.0 mi | — | Board Camp Gap |
| Sand Mountain | 7.2 mi | — | Sand Mountain, Hopewell Gap |
| Mackey Mountain | 5.6 mi | — | Narrows Knob, Big Laurel Gap |
| Lower Trail Ridge | 4.3 mi | — | Frank Gap, John Gap |
| Sunkota Ridge Trail | 17.2 mi | — | Martins Gap |
| Deep Creek Trail | 27.9 mi | — | Deep Creek Gap |
| Dry Sluice Gap Trail | 8.2 mi | — | Richland Mountain, Dry Sluice Gap |
| Twentymile Trail | 10.1 mi | — | Proctor Field Gap, Sassafras Gap |
| Bote Mountain Trail | 6.8 mi | — | Hickory Tree Gap, Sandy Gap |
| Fork Ridge Trail | 10.1 mi | — | Deep Creek Gap |
| Chunky Gal Trail | 4.8 mi | — | Grassy Gap, Bear Gap |