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Western North Carolina Hiking Trails
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The Western North Carolina Mountains offer a variety of
hiking trails many of these hiking trails are also bike trails,
horse trails or atv trails. Several of the trails lead to
waterfalls; all the hiking trails will allow you to see some of
the outdoor beauty of the North Carolina Mountains.
The 506 hiking trails listed here represent 29 North Carolina
counties. To view all the outdoor activities each of these
Western North Carolina Mountain Counties have to offer,
including hiking trails, horse trails, bike trails, atv trails,
waterfalls and campgrounds please select the North Carolina link
on the left.
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Airstrip Trail
Transylvania
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Albert Mountain Firetower Trail
Macon
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Apalachia Reservoir Trails
Cherokee
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Appletree Trail
Macon
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Armstrong Creek Trail
McDowell
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Art Loeb Trail, Section 1
Haywood
Transylvania
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Art Loeb Trail, Section 2
Haywood
Transylvania
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Art Loeb Trail, Section 3
Transylvania
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Art Loeb Trail, Section 4
Transylvania
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Art Loeb Spur
Transylvania
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Auger Hole Trail
Transylvania
- Backpack Trail
Stanly
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Backside Trail
Gaston
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Bad Creek - Fowler Creek
Macon
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Bad Creek Trail
Jackson
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Bad Fork Trail
McDowell
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Bald Knob Ridge Trail
Yancey
- Bald Springs Trail
Clay
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Balsam Trail
Yancey
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Balsam Mountain Trail
Swain
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Barn Trail
Transylvania
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Bartram Trail
Macon
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Bass Lake Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
Watauga
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Beacon Heights Trail
Avery
- Bean Shoals Canal
Trail
Yadkin
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Bear Creek Trail
Swain
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Bear Pen Gap Trail
Jackson
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Bear Pen Gap Trail
Macon
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Bear Pen Trail
Buncombe
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Bearwallow Falls Trail
Transylvania
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Bearwallow Valley Trail
Transylvania
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Betsy Ridge Trail
McDowell
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Betty Creek Gap
Macon
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Big Butt Trail
Buncombe
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Big Butt Trail
Yancey
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Big Creek Loop
Henderson
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Big Falls Trail
Avery
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Big Fork Ridge Trail
Haywood
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Big Indian Loop
Macon
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Big Laurel Falls Trail
Macon
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Big Rock Trail
Transylvania
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Big Snowbird
Graham
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Big Stamp to Weatherman Bald Trail
Clay
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Big Tom Gap Trail
Yancey
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Black Bottom Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
Watauga
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Black Jack Ridge Trail
Alleghany
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Black Mountain Crest Trail
Yancey
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Black Mountain Trail
Henderson
Transylvania
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Blackwell Gap Loop
Macon
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Blue Ridge Pinnacle Trail
McDowell
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Bluff Mountain Trail
Alleghany
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Bluff Ridge Trail
Alleghany
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Bone Valley Trail
Swain
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Boogerman Trail
Haywood
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Boone Fork Trail
Avery
Watauga
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Boundary Trail
Henderson
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Bradley Creek
Henderson
Transylvania
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Bradley Fork Trail
Swain
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Briar Bottom Trail
Yancey
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Bridal Veil Falls Road
Transylvania
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Bridal Veil Trail
Transylvania
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Brush Creek
Macon
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Buck Ridge Road
Transylvania
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Buck Springs Trail
Transylvania
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Buckberry Ridge Trail
Transylvania
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Buckeye Ridge
Haywood
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Buckhorn Creek Road
Transylvania
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Buckhorn Gap Trail
Transylvania
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Buncombe Horse Range Trail White Blaze Section
Yancey
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Buncombe Horse Range Trail
Yancey
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Burnt Mountain Trail
Transylvania
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Burnt Tree Peninsula Trail
Clay
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Burrell Cove Trail
Clay
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Caldwell Fork Trail
Haywood
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Camp Alice
Yancey
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Camp Creek Trail
Avery
- Camp Summit Road
Transylvania
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Campground Connector
Buncombe
- Campground and
Pool Trail
Stanly
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Campground Spur Trail
Alleghany
Ashe
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Canebrake Trail
Transylvania
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Caney Bottom Loop Trail
Transylvania
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Cannon Creek Trail
Transylvania
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Cantrell Creek
Henderson
Transylvania
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Carolina Hemlock Trail
Yancey
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Cart Trail
Transylvania
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Cascade Nature Trail
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Cascade Trail
Transylvania
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Cataloochee Divide Trail
Haywood
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Cedar Ridge Trail
Alleghany
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Cedar Rock Trail
Transylvania
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Central Loop Trail
Clay
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Charlies Bunion Trail
Swain
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Cherry Creek Trail
Haywood
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Cherry Ridge Trail
Haywood
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Chestnut Knob
Burke
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Chestnut Oak Nature Trail
Stokes
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Chestnut Oak Road
Transylvania
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Cheoah Trail
Graham
Swain
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Chestoa View Trail
Burke
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Chinquapin Mountain
Macon
- Chunky Gal Trail
Clay
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Clear Creek Loop
Macon
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Cliffside Loop
Macon
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Cliffside Vista Nature Trail
Macon
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Cliffside Vista Trail
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Cloudland Trail
Mitchell
- Clover Trail
Clay
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Colbert Ridge Trail
Yancey
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Cold Springs Trail
Haywood
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Cold Springs Gap Trail
Swain
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Commissary Trail
Yancey
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Conservation Road
Transylvania
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Cook's Wall
Stokes
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Cooper Creek Trail
Swain
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Corn Mill Shoals Trail
Transylvania
Transylvania
- Corridor Trail
Surry
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Cove Creek Loop
Transylvania
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Covered Bridge Trail
Transylvania
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Crabtree Falls Loop Trail
McDowell
Yancey
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Craggy Gardens Trail
Buncombe
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Craggy Pinnacle Trail
Buncombe
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Crowders Trail
Gaston
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Cumberland Knob Trail
Alleghany
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Daniel Ridge Trail
Transylvania
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Deep Creek Trail
Swain
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Deep Gap Trail
Yancey
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Deeplow Gap Trail
Swain
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Deer Park Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
Watauga
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Deerfield Connector Trail
Buncombe
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Deerfield Loop Trail
Buncombe
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Devil’s Courthouse Trail
Transylvania
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Devil's Creek Trail
Yancey
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Devil's Den Nature Loop
Yancey
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Dogwood Trail
Burke
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Douglas Falls Trail
Buncombe
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Dry Falls Trail
Macon
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Duggers Creek Trail
Burke
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Duncan Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
Watauga
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East Fork Trail
Transylvania
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Elk Pen Trail
Buncombe
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Ellicott Rock
Jackson
Macon
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Explorer Loop Trail
Buncombe
- Fall Mountain Trail
Stanly
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Family Camping Trail
Gaston
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Far Bald Springs
Clay
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Farlow Gap Trail
Transylvania
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Farm House Loop Trail
Alleghany
Ashe
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Farmer Top Overlook Trail
Cherokee
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Farmhouse Trail
Henderson
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Fawn Lake Loop
Transylvania
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Fawn Lake Road
Transylvania
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Fern Nature Trail
Alleghany
Ashe
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Fern Trail
Gaston
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Figure 8 Trail
Watauga
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Fire's Creek Rim Trail
Clay
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Fishing Pier Trail
Burke
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Flat Creek Trail
Swain
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Flat Rock Ridge Trail
Alleghany
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Flat Rock Trail
Avery
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Flat Rock Trail
Henderson
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Flat Top Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
Watauga
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Flatwoods Trail
Henderson
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Fletcher Creek
Henderson
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Fodder Stack Trail
Alleghany
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Foothills
Jackson
Transylvania
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Forest Stroll
Rutherford
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Fork Ridge Trail
Madison
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Fork Ridge Trail
Swain
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Forney Creek Trail
Swain
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Forney Ridge Trail
Swain
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Four Seasons Trail
Rutherford
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Fox Den Loop Trail
Burke
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Fox Hunters Paradise Trail
Alleghany
- Fox
Trail
Burke
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Frank Street
Transylvania
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Frying Pan Mountain Trail
Transylvania
- Galax Trail
Transylvania
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Glassmine Falls Trail
Buncombe
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Glen Falls
Macon
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Goldmine Loop Trail
Swain
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Granny Burrell
Jackson
- Grassy Creek Falls Trail
- Grassy Creek Trail
- Grassy Dam Trail
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Grassy Gap Fire Road
Alleghany
- Grassy Meadow Trail
- Grassy Ridge Trail
Surry
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Graveyard Fields Loop Trail
Transylvania
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Graveyard Fields Trail
Haywood
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Graveyard Ridge Trail
Haywood
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Green Knob Trail
Avery,
Watauga,
Yancey
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Green Ridge Trail
Madison
- Grindstone Trail
Surry
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Groundhog Creek Trail
Haywood
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Group Camping Trail
Gaston
- Guion Trail
Transylvania
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Gully Creek Trail
Alleghany
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Hanging Rock Trail
Stokes
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Hangover Lead South Trail
Graham
Swain
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Harper Creek Trail
Caldwell
- Hattaway Mountain
Trail Stanly
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Hazel Creek Trail
Swain
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Headquarters Trail
Burke
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Hemlock Nature Trail
Burke
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Hemphill Bald-Double Gap Trail
Haywood
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Hickey Fork Trail
Madison
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Hickory Branch Trail
Macon
- Hickory Mountain Loop
Transylvania
- Hickory Mountain Road
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Hickory Trail
Alleghany
Ashe
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Hidden Falls Trail
Stokes
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Higgins Bald Ground Trail
Yancey
- High Falls Trail
Transylvania
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High Point Trail
Clay
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High Shoals Falls Loop
Burke
- Hilltop Loop
- Holly Road
- Hooker Creek Trail
- Hooker Falls Road
- Hooker Ridge Road
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Homesite Road Trail
Macon
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Homestead Trail
Buncombe
- Hooker Creek Trail
Transylvania
- Horne Creek Trail
Yadkin
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Horse Cove Gap
Henderson
Transylvania
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Horseridge Trail
Burke
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Hurricane Creek Loop
Macon
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Huskins Branch
Clay
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Indian Creek Trail
Stokes
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Indian Creek Trail
Swain
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Ingles Field Gap Trail
Buncombe
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Iron Bridge Loop
Macon
- Isaac Heath Trail
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Ivestor Gap Trail
Transylvania
- Ivy Bluff Trail
Yadkin
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Jack Branch Trail
Madison
- Jim Branch Trail
Transylvania
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Jenkins Meadow Trail
Graham
- Joanna Mountain Trail
- Joanna Road
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John Rock Trail
Transylvania
- Jomeokee Trail
Surry
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Jonas Creek Trail
Swain
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Joyce Kilmer Memorial Trail
Graham
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Jumpingoff Rocks Trail
Ashe
Wilkes
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Juney Whank Falls Trail
Swain
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Kanati Fork Trail
Swain
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Lake Channel Overlook Trail
Burke
- Lake Dense Trail
- Lake Imaging Road
- Lake Julia Road
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Lake Trail
Gaston
- Lake View Loop
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Lakeshore Trail
Swain
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Laurel Creek Trail
Macon
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Laurel Creek
Henderson
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Laurel Gap
Buncombe
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Laurel Falls Trail
Macon
- Laurel Ridge Trail
Transylvania
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Laurel River Trail
Madison
- Laurel Trail
Stanly
- Laurel Trail
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Lead Mine Gap Trail
McDowell
- Ledge Spring Trail
Surry
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Left Loop
Graham
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Lewellyn Cove Nature Trail
Graham
Swain
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Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail
Avery
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Linville Falls Trail
Burke
McDowell
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Linville Gorge Trail
Burke
McDowell
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Linville River Bridge Trail
Burke
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Little Andy Trail
Buncombe
- Little Briery Trail
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Little Buck Creek Trail
McDowell
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Little Cataloochee Trail
Haywood
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Little Fires Creek
Clay
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Little Glade Millpond Trail
Alleghany
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Little Green Loop
Jackson
- Little
Pinnacle Overlook Trail
Surry
- Little River Trail
Transylvania
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Little Sam
Haywood
- Locust Trail
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London Bald Trail
Macon
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Long Bunk Trail
Haywood
- Long Loop
Stanly
- Longside Trail
Transylvania
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Looking Glass Rock Trail
Transylvania
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Lookout Rock Trail
Graham
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Loop Trail
Swain
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Lost Cove Ridge Trail
Yancey
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Lost Cove Trail
Yancey
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Lover's Leap Loop Trail
Madison
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Lovers Leap-Pump Gap Trail Loop
Madison
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Lower Cascade Trail
Stokes
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Lower CCC
Burke
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Lower Sidehill Trail
Buncombe
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The Lump Trail
Ashe
Wilkes
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Mackey Mountain Trail
McDowell
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Malonee Trail
Jackson
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Massey Branch Fitness Trail
Graham
Swain
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Maze Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
Watauga
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McKee Branch Trail
Haywood
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Meetinghouse Trail
Swain
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Middle Fork
Henderson
- Middle Loop
Stanly
- Micajah Trail
- Mill Ridge Bike Trail
Madison
- Mine Mountain Trail
Transylvania
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Mingo Falls Trail
Swain
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Mingus Circle Trail
Swain
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Mingus Trail
Cherokee
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Mooney Falls Trail
Macon
- Moore Cemetery Road
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Moore's Wall Trail
Stokes
- Morrow Mountain
Trail Stanly
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Moss Gap Area
Jackson
Macon
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Mount Mitchell Summit
Yancey
- Mountain Loop Trail
Stanly
- Mountain Trail
Surry
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Mouse Branch
Graham
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Mt. Mitchell Trail
Yancey
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Mt. Sterling Ridge Trail
Haywood
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Mullinax Trail
Henderson
Transylvania
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Murphy River Walk
Cherokee
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Naked Ground Trail
Graham
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Newberry Trail
McDowell
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Newton Bald Trail
Swain
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Noland Creek Trail
Swain
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Noland Divide Trail
Swain
- Nooks Trail
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North Boundary Road
Buncombe
- North Flatwood Loop Trail
Transylvania
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North Slope Trail
Transylvania
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Nottely River Connector Trail
Cherokee
- Oak Tree Trail
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Old Mount Mitchell
Yancey
- Overmountain Victory Trail
Avery
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Palmer Creek Trail
Swain
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Park Creek Loop
Macon
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Park Ridge Loop
Macon
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Panther Creek Trail
Graham
- Perkins Trail
Buncombe
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Pilot Cove-Slate Rock Trail
Henderson
Transylvania
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Pine Tree Loop
Buncombe
- Pine Tree Trail
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Pinnacle Trail
Gaston
- Plantation Trail
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Pretty Hollow Gap Trail
Haywood
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Price Lake Loop Trail
Avery
Watauga
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Pole Road Circle Trail
Swain
- Poplar Hill Loop
- Poplar Trail
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Possum Trail
Burke
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Pott's Memorial Trail
Macon
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Pounding Mill Trail
Madison
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Pump Gap Loop Trail
Madison
- Quarry Trail
Stanly
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Ramsey Bend North Trail
Cherokee
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Ramsey Bend South Trail
Cherokee
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Ramsey Bluff Mountain Bike and Hiking Trail System
Cherokee
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Ramsey Bluff Trail
Cherokee
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Ramsey Connector Trail
Cherokee
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Rattlesnake Lodge Trail
Buncombe
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Raven Rock Trail
Burke
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Ray Fisher Place Trail
Transylvania
- Reasonover Creek Trail
Transylvania
- Ridgeline Trail
Transylvania
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Rhododendron Trail
Ashe
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Rich Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
Watauga
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Richland Balsam Trail
Jackson
- Rifle Trail
Transylvania
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Right Loop
Graham
- River Bend Trail
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River Ridge Loop Trail
Madison
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Riverside Trail
Henderson
Transylvania
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Roan Mountain Garden Trail
Mitchell
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Roaring Fork Creek Falls
Yancey
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Robert Gap Trail
Haywood
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Robinson Trail
Jackson
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Rock Creek Bridge Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
Watauga
- Rock Quarry Road
- Rocks Trail
Stanly
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Rockhouse Creek
Clay
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Rocktop Trail
Gaston
- Rocky Ridge Trail
Transylvania
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Rough Fork Trail
Haywood
Swain
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Roundtop Ridge Trail
Madison
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Rube Rock Trail
Haywood
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Rufus Morgan Trail
Macon
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Running Cedar Trail
Alleghany
Ashe
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SABA Beach Trail
Clay
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Sandy Cliff Overlook Trail
Burke
- Sandy Trail
- Sassafras Trail
Surry
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Sawtooth Trail
Burke
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Scaly Mountain Trail
Macon
- Scarlet Oak Trail
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Schoolhouse Falls
Jackson
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Setrock Creek Falls Trail
Yancey
- Sheep Mountain Trail
Transylvania
- Shelter Rock Trail
Transylvania
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Shinbone Trail
Yancey
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Shinny Creek
Burke
- Shoal Creek Trail
Transylvania
- Shoal Trail
- Short Loop
Stanly
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Shot Pouch Trail
Macon
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Short Trail
Burke
- Shortcut Trail
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Shut-In Trail
Buncombe
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Sidehill Connector Trail
Buncombe
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Sidehill Trail
Buncombe
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Silver Run Falls Trail
Jackson
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Skitty Creek Trail
Macon
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Skyline-Cliff Trail Loop
Rutherford
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Slickrock Creek
Graham
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Small Creek Trail
Buncombe
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Smokiemont Loop Trail
Swain
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Sneaking Creek Trail
Clay
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Snowbird Loop Trail
Graham
- South Flatwood Trail
Transylvania
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South Mills River Trail
Henderson
Transylvania
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Spencer Branch
Henderson
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Spencer's Overlook Trail
Madison
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Spring Creek Nature Trail
Madison
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Springhouse Branch Trail
Swain
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Spruce Mountain Trail
Swain
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Squirrel Gap
Henderson
Transylvania
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Stair Creek
Buncombe
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Staire Creek Trail
Buncombe
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Standing Indian Basin Trails
Jackson
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Standing Indian Mountain-Deep Gap Trail
Clay
Macon
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Stone Mountain Falls Trail
Wilkes
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Stone Mountain Loop Trail
Alleghany
Wilkes
- Stone Mountain Trail
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Stone Pile Gap Trail
Swain
- Sugerloaf
Mountain Trail
Stanly
- Summey Cove Trail
Transylvania
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Summit Trail
Alleghany
Ashe
Wilkes
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Sunkota Ridge Trail
Swain
- Switchback Trail
- Table Rock Trail
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Tanawha Trail
Avery
- Tarkiln Branch Road
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Thomas Branch Loop
Macon
- Thomas Cemetery Road
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Thomas Divide Trail
Swain
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Thompson Loop
Graham
- Three Rivers Trail
Stanly
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Tompkins Knob Trail
Ashe
Wilkes
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Tower Trail
Gaston
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Trace Ridge
Henderson
- Triple Falls Trail
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Troy's Den Trail
Stokes
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Tsali Trails
Graham
- Triple Falls Trail
Transylvania
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Trout Lake Hiking & Horse Trail
Watauga
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Tunnel Bypass Trail
Swain
- Turkey Knob Road
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Turkey Pen Gap Trail
Henderson
Transylvania
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Turnback Trail
Gaston
- Twin Oaks Trail
- Twixt Trail
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Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail
Cherokee
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Upper Cascades Trails
Stokes
- Upper Corner Rock Trail
Buncombe
- Upper CCC
Burke
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Upper Falls
Burke
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Upper Ridge Trail
Clay
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Upper Tellico Off-Road Vehicle Area
Cherokee
- URC Trail
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Valley Trail
Macon
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Van Cliff Loop Trail
Madison
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Vineyard Gap Trail
Henderson
Transylvania
- Vista Trail
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Walker Creek Trail
Buncombe
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Wasilik Poplar Trail
Macon
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Waterrock Knob Trail
Jackson
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Watkins Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
Watauga
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Wayah Bald Lookout Tower Trail
Macon
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Weatherman Bald to Tusquitee Bald
Clay
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Welch Ridge Trail
Swain
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White Oak Trail
Madison
- White Pine Loop
- White Pine Trail
Transylvania
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Whiteoak Branch Trail
Swain
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Whiteoak Flats Trail
Madison
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Whiteside Mountain Trail
Jackson
- Wilkie Trail
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Windows Creek Trail
Alleghany
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Window Falls Trail
Stokes
- Wintergreen Falls Trail
Transylvania
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Wolf Creek Trail
Jackson
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Wolf Rock Loop
Stokes
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Wolf Rock Trail
Wilkes
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Woodland Walk
Rutherford
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Woodlawn Fitness Trail
McDowell
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Woods Mountain Trail
McDowell
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Woods Mountain Trail
Yancey
- Yadkin Islands Trail
Yadkin
- Yadkin River Trail
Yadkin
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Yellow Creek Mountain Trail
Graham
Swain
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Yellow Mountain Trail
Jackson
Macon
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Yellowhammer Gap Trail
Graham
Swain
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Yotee's Run Trail
Clay
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Young's Ridge Trail
McDowell
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