North Carolina trails · Mountain-pass hikes

Mountain-pass hikes in North Carolina

239 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	3,818 ft	Chestnut Knob, Pilot Mountain
Black Mountain Crest	10.9 mi	3,473 ft	Big Tom, Potato Hill
Mountains to Sea Trail	17.9 mi	3,979 ft	Bunches Gap, Docks Gap
Anst - Cheoah Rd	29.6 mi	3,389 ft	Swim Bald, Locust Cove Gap
Appalachian Trail	20.5 mi	4,310 ft	Yellow Creek Gap, Copper Gap
Mst - Appalachian Rd	35.1 mi	3,643 ft	Wolfden Knob, Bull Mountain
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	88.0 mi	3,761 ft	Swim Bald, Wayah Bald
Anst - Nantahala Rd	52.6 mi	3,712 ft	Wayah Bald, Deep Gap
Mst - Pisgah Rd	45.0 mi	3,953 ft	Elk Pasture Gap, Black Mountain
Rim Trail	24.3 mi	3,308 ft	Potrock Bald, Julie High Top
Bartram Trail	42.9 mi	3,031 ft	Whiterock Gap, Wolf Rock
Benton Mackaye -Cheoah Rd	25.1 mi	4,232 ft	Stratton Bald, Bob Bald
Anst - Appalachian Rd	20.8 mi	3,378 ft	Bluff Mountain, Gragg Gap
Hemphill Bald Trail	16.7 mi	2,246 ft	Garretts Gap, Sugartree Licks
Chunky Gal	20.9 mi	2,236 ft	Tusquitee Bald, Perry Gap
Mst - Grandfather Rd	71.1 mi	2,445 ft	Hazelnut Gap, Chimney Gap
Snowbird Mountain	14.3 mi	2,579 ft	Hogjaw Gap, Big Junction
Turkey Pen Gap	5.5 mi	1,460 ft	Sharpy Mountain, Wagon Road Gap
Black Mountain	8.4 mi	2,006 ft	Clawhammer Mountain, Buckhorn Gap
Balsam Mountain Trail	20.0 mi	1,543 ft	Pin Oak Gap, Laurel Gap
Welch Ridge Trail	13.3 mi	985 ft	Water Oak Gap, Mule Gap
Big Butt	5.8 mi	1,531 ft	Point Misery, Little Butt
Jenkins Ridge Trail	17.6 mi	2,842 ft	Woodward Knob, Haw Gap
Old Butt Knob	3.7 mi	2,279 ft	Shining Rock Gap, Old Butt Knob
Squirrel Gap	8.0 mi	959 ft	Mullinax Gap, Laurel Gap
Mst - Nantahala Rd	16.1 mi	1,097 ft	Haywood Gap, Flat Gap
North Boundary	4.9 mi	1,219 ft	Mease Gap, Ingles Fields Gap
Wauchecha Bald	8.3 mi	2,396 ft	Haw Gap, Wauchecha Bald
Laurel Mountain	7.0 mi	1,743 ft	Turkey Spring Gap, Johnson Gap
Anst - Tusquitee Rd	5.8 mi	1,077 ft	Sassafras Gap, Bly Gap
Thomas Divide Trail	27.2 mi	3,003 ft	Deeplow Gap, Nettle Creek Bald
Over Mountain Victory Trail	5.6 mi	454 ft	Lynn Gap, Swafford Gap
Boulevard Trail	5.2 mi	1,072 ft	Mount Le Conte, High Top
Noland Divide Trail	22.9 mi	4,124 ft	Upper Sassafras Gap, Lower Sassafras Gap
Yellow Mountain	6.2 mi	1,036 ft	Shortoff Mountain, Cole Gap
Ridgeline Trail	5.7 mi	586 ft	Dixon Gap, Sherrars Gap
East Ridge Trail	2.2 mi	420 ft	Lookout Mountain, Buck Gap
Stratton Bald	15.1 mi	3,265 ft	Stratton Bald, Bob Bald
Hickey Fork	9.0 mi	2,640 ft	Seng Gap, Camp Creek Bald
Cook's Wall Trail	1.8 mi	437 ft	House Rock, Cool Gap
Deeplow Gap Trail	12.1 mi	1,295 ft	Little Creek Falls, Deeplow Gap
Forney Ridge Trail	10.7 mi	2,269 ft	Andrews Bald, Board Camp Gap
Bartram Trail Extension	8.7 mi	1,975 ft	Jutts Gap, Little Bald
Snowball	3.4 mi	1,013 ft	Snowball Gap, Hawkbill Rock
London Bald	8.5 mi	1,057 ft	Junaluska Gap, Sutherland Gap
Cataloochee Divide Trail	12.8 mi	1,037 ft	Panther Spring Gap, Double Gap
Wayehutta Loop	8.9 mi	1,856 ft	Deep Gap, Wolfpen Gap
Three Humps	1.9 mi	311 ft	Green Top, Rich Knob
Gregory Bald Trail	5.2 mi	2,178 ft	Gregory Bald, Panther Gap
Springhouse Branch Trail	14.0 mi	1,916 ft	Board Camp Gap
Sand Mountain	7.2 mi	817 ft	Sand Mountain, Hopewell Gap
Mackey Mountain	5.6 mi	1,090 ft	Narrows Knob, Big Laurel Gap
Lower Trail Ridge	4.3 mi	2,039 ft	Frank Gap, John Gap
Sunkota Ridge Trail	17.2 mi	2,451 ft	Martins Gap
Deep Creek Trail	27.9 mi	2,944 ft	Deep Creek Gap
Dry Sluice Gap Trail	8.2 mi	2,589 ft	Richland Mountain, Dry Sluice Gap
Twentymile Trail	10.1 mi	2,351 ft	Proctor Field Gap, Sassafras Gap
Pump Gap Loop	8.5 mi	997 ft	Pump Gap
Bote Mountain Trail	6.8 mi	3,300 ft	Hickory Tree Gap, Sandy Gap
Fork Ridge Trail	10.1 mi	2,825 ft	Deep Creek Gap