Western North Carolina Trailheads
Find a Place to Hike!
HikeWNC's Trailheads are hubs or larger areas where several trails are clustered together or in a network. More than Wikipedia's definition of a Trailhead as "the point at which a trail starts", a Trailhead here could be a campground, a convenient parking area, a river basin, an isolated park, or any other group of trails convenient to one another.
Historically, cities located near the starting point for major paths were also called Trailheads. For this site, a Trailhead can be any of these, but represents a place where you can spend a day or more exploring hiking trails without driving too far (or at all!). Choose a Trailhead from the list or map below to get all the details we have, including:
- General information (geography, area scenery, and what makes the trail network in that area unique).
- The best hikes in that Trailhead area
- Raw trail information for each individual trail in the network.
- Camping and lodging in and around each Trailhead.
- Driving directions to each Trailhead and parking areas within the trailhead.
- Pictures taken from the trails.
- Videos of the hikes and trails
List of Trailheads
Federal Lands
- Pisgah National Forest
- Catawba Falls
- Curtis Creek
- Linville Gorge
- Wilson Creek
- Cheoah Ranger District
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest & Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
- Snowbird Backcountry Area
- Nantahala Ranger District
- Blue Valley
- Cliffside Lake and Van Hook Glade Recreation Areas
- Panthertown Valley
- Whiteside Mountain
- Tusquitee Ranger District
State Lands
- Chimney Rock State Park
- Elk Knob State Park
- Lake James State Park
- Crowders Mountain State Park
- Dupont State Forest
- Gorges State Park
- Grandfather Mountain State Park
- Hanging Rock State Park (New!)
- Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
- Mount Mitchell State Park
- New River State Park
- Pilot Mountain State Park
- Stone Mountain State Park (New!)
- South Mountains State Park
- Mountains to Sea Trail
City/County Lands
- Buncombe County
- County Parks
- Greenways
- City of Asheville
- Greenways
- Asheville Urban Trail
- City Parks
- Western North Carolina Nature Center
- Town of Sylva
- Town of Canton
- Rough Creek Watershed
- Town of Blowing Rock
- Annie Cannon Park (New!)
Private Lands
- Beech Mountain
- Bearwallow Mountain
- Florence Preserve
- Linville Caverns
- Sugar Mountain
Map of Trailheads
We're adding all of the trailheads to this interactive map, so you can go directly to the area you're interested in. Roll over a "TH" symbol to see the name, and click for more information about that trailhead area.
