Hikes · North Carolina
Best hikes in North Carolina.
North Carolina hiking is the southern Appalachians — grassy balds, waterfalls off the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the highest peak east of the Mississippi. It’s a near-year-round range, with spring wildflowers and famous October color; summer runs humid and hazy. A great mix of easy parkway stops and lung-busting climbs.
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10 hikes worth the detour.
Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.
a grassy 6,200-ft bald right off the Parkway
Max Patcha grassy Appalachian Trail bald with 360° views
Mount Mitchellthe highest peak east of the Mississippi
Graveyard Fieldswaterfalls and blueberries off the Blue Ridge Parkway
Hawksbill Mountain (Linville)a dramatic perch over the Linville Gorge
Linville Fallsmultiple overlooks of the gorge waterfalls
Chimney Rock to Hickory Nut Fallscliff-top views over Lake Lure and a 400-ft waterfall
Crowders Mountaina quartzite summit and cliffs near Charlotte
Grandfather Mountain (Profile Trail)ladders and rock scrambles to the Calloway Peak ridge
Looking Glass Rock (Pisgah)switchbacks to a bald granite dome
Plan the North Carolina trip
Hikes, gems, scenic drives — all in one North Carolina guide.
See everything worth the detour in North Carolina, then let Roamward build the trip around it. Know a North Carolina trail we’re missing? Add it — we’re building this with the people who actually hike it.