Best Hikes Near Asheville 2024: Free Asheville Hiking Guide
I’ve created the quick & easy Asheville area hiking guide that I wish I had when I started hiking years ago!
Created/Sponsored by Miranda of the Mountains + Namaste in Nature • last updated 04/11/24
Hey y’all, I’m Miranda. Hiking has brought me so much happiness and so many health benefits which is why I want to help others hike more too! This simple, streamlined guide features a list of 75+ of my favorite trails featuring waterfalls and/or mountain views (along with videos) that are organized and searchable by difficulty, trail length and location.
When I first started hiking around Asheville, I was overwhelmed by literally hundreds of trails to choose from and trying to figure out where & when to go. I wasted so much time searching through complicated, confusing and/or outdated websites, books and blogs to compare and plan my hikes. I’ve spent thousands of hours over the past 8 years researching, driving, hiking, filming/editing videos and putting together this living list – which I update regularly – that I’ve decided to share with my fellow trail-loving locals… So you can spend less time planning and more time exploring!
What no one tells you about “hiking Asheville.” Besides the Arboretum (paid entry), Bent Creek and a few others, there aren’t a ton of trails within the actual borders of Asheville, North Carolina. All those wonderful waterfalls and magnificent mountain vista views you see on social media and in glossy tourism brochures… yeah, you’re gonna have to drive a bit to get to those. So hiking the “Asheville area” is relative. You should be able to drive to most of these trails from Asheville in 100 miles or less which typically less than 2 hours. I also created a list of 30+ trails that are within 1 hour’s drive of Asheville, NC.
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Best Waterfalls near Asheville, North Carolina
✨ Waterfall Yoga Micro Retreat™ / Year Round / E of Asheville
Big Bradley Falls Lower Trail / Moderate 4.1 miles / Saluda, NC / 38 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Bird Rock aka Cathedral Falls / Easy 0.5 miles / Balsam Grove, NC / 45 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Bridal Veil Falls Moderate 4.7 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades Roadside / Middle Prong Wilderness / Balsam Grove, NC / 42 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Crabtree Falls Moderate 2.6 mile loop / Blue Ridge Parkway / Little Switzerland, NC / 45 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Crab Orchard Falls / Moderate 1.0 mile / [Valle Crucis Conference Center] Valle Crucis, NC / 81 miles NE of Asheville
Courthouse Falls / Moderate 3.8 miles (via Summey Cove Trail) / Balsam Grove, NC / 55 miles SW of Asheville
Cove Creek Falls & Toms Spring Falls / Moderate 3.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
Cullasaja Falls / Moderate 0.2 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 76 miles SW of Asheville
Deep Creek Waterfall Loop / Easy 2.4 miles / Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Bryson City, NC / 101 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls / Moderate 1.8 miles / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Dry Falls / Easy 0.4 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 82 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Elk River Falls Easy 0.3 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Elk Park, NC / 82 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Lower Falls / Easy 1.3 mile loop / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Upper Falls / Moderate 2.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Glen Falls / Moderate 2.4 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 88 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Hickory Nut Falls / Easy 1.5 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ High Falls + Triple Falls loop / Moderate 3.3 mile loop / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with Hooker Falls]
▶️ High Shoals Falls / Moderate / 1.8 miles to High Shoals Falls out & back / 2.4 miles High Shoals Falls & Hemlock Nature Loop / 4.7 miles High Shoals Waterfall & HQ Loop Trail / Connelly Springs, NC / South Mountains State Park / 73 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Hooker Falls / Easy 0.8 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with High Falls + Triple Falls loop]
▶️ Linville Falls Part 1 Upper / Easy 0.9 miles / Jonas Ridge, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Linville Falls Part 2 Lower / Moderate 1.7 miles (via Plunge Basin) / Newland, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
Little Bradley Falls Trail / Moderate 1.8 miles / Saluda, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Falls Roadside / Brevard, NC / 37 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Log Hollow Waterfalls / Discovery, Log Hollow & Logging Road Falls / Moderate 2.5 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 43 miles SW of Asheville
Middle Creek Falls Loop / Moderate 1.1 miles / Scaly Mountain, NC / 89 miles SW of Asheville
Mingo Falls / Moderate 0.3 miles / Cherokee, NC / 59 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Moore Cove Falls / Easy 1.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville [Near Looking Glass Falls]
▶️ Panthertown Loop East / Moderate 6.2 miles / Schoolhouse Falls, Little Green Mountain and Greenland Creek Falls / Nantahala National Forest / Sapphire, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Panthertown West Loop / Moderate 3.1 miles Granny Burrell, Frolictown and Wilderness Falls / Nantahala National Forest / Glenville, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Pearson’s Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Saluda, NC / 39 miles S of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Rainbow Falls Trail / Moderate 3.9 miles (includes Turtleback Falls) / Gorges State Park / Sapphire, NC / 55 miles SW of Asheville
Ranger Falls / Moderate 4.5 mile loop / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 82 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Roaring Fork Falls / Easy 1.4 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Burnsville, NC / 53 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Schoolhouse Falls / Moderate 2.6 miles / Panthertown / Nantahala National Forest / Cashiers, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Skinny Dip Falls / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Balsam Grove, NC / 33 miles SW of Asheville
Soco Falls / Easy 0.2 mile loop / Maggie Valley, NC / 41 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Tom’s Creek Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / 41 miles NE of Asheville
Twin Falls / via Buckhorn Gap Trail / Moderate 3.8 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 36 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Upper Whitewater Falls / Easy 1.2 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Sapphire, NC / 61 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Wildcat Falls / Easy 1.4 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 41 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Wintergreen Falls / Easy 3.1 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
Yellow Creek Falls / Easy 0.6 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Robbinsville, NC / 104 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Yellow Fork Falls / Moderate 1.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest [near Linville Gorge Wilderness Area] / Nebo, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
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Best Mountain Views near Asheville, North Carolina
✨ Mountaintop Vortex Micro Retreats™ / April - September / N of Asheville
▶️ Bearwallow Mountain / Moderate 2.1 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles SE of Asheville [Across from Trombatore Trail]
▶️ Black Balsam Knob / via Art Loeb Trail / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Blowing Rock / Moderate 0.9 mile loop / Blowing Rock, NC / 91 miles NE of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Chestoa View Loop Trail / Easy 0.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Marion, NC / 53 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Chimney Rock / Easy (Elevator) - Moderate Stair Climb / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
▶️ Craggy Pinnacle / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Barnardsville, NC / 24 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Daffodil Flats / Difficult / 6 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness / Nebo, NC / 57 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Devil’s Courthouse / Moderate 0.8 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 44 miles SW of Asheville
Exclamation Point & Devil’s Head / Moderate 0.6 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
▶️ Florence Nature Preserve / Red to Blue Loop / Moderate 4.9 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Frying Pan Lookout Tower / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 26 miles SW of Asheville
Hawkbill Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Swannanoa, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
Hawksbill Mountain Trail / Moderate 2.1 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Jonas Ridge, NC / 67 miles NE of Asheville
Huckleberry Knob / Easy 1.7 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Robbinsville, NC / 106 miles W of Asheville
Ivestor Gap Trail, Tennet Mountain & Black Balsam Knob Loop / Moderate 4.3 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest via Blue Ridge Parkway / 47 miles SW of Asheville
John Rock Trail Loop / Moderate 4.6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest, Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville
Lane Pinnacle (via Mountains to Sea Trail) / Moderate 4.1 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Weaverville, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Rock / Moderate 6.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Max Patch Loop / Easy 1.5 mile loop / Appalachian Trail / Pisgah National Forest / Hot Springs, NC / 41 miles NW of Asheville
▶️ Mount Pisgah / Moderate 4.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 25 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Rattlesnake Lodge / via Ox Creek Road Moderate 3.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Weaverville, NC / 10 miles N of Asheville
Rough Ridge Overlook Trail / via Tanhawa Trail / Moderate 4.7 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Linville, NC / 74 miles NE of Asheville
Rumbling Bald Loop Trail / Moderate 1.6 Mile loop / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 27 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Sam’s Knob / Moderate 2.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 39 miles SW of Asheville [Near Black Balsam Knob]
Shortoff Mountain / Moderate 4.5 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness / Nebo, NC / 58 miles NE of Asheville
Snook’s Nose Trail / Hard 4.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Old Fort, NC / 31 miles E of Asheville
Strawberry Gap Trail / Moderate 5.2 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 16 miles SE of Asheville [Connects to Trombatore Trail at Blue Ridge Pastures]
▶️ Trombatore Trail / Moderate 5.3 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles SE of Asheville [Across from Bearwallow Mountain]
▶️ Waterrock Knob / Moderate 1.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Waynesville, NC / 45 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Wildcat Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Wiseman’s View Recreation Area Trail / Easy 0.4 miles [paved/stroller/wheelchair accessible] / Linville Gorge Wilderness Area / Linville Falls, NC / 60 miles NE of Asheville
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Easy hikes & trails near Asheville, North Carolina
▶️ Bird Rock aka Cathedral Falls Easy 0.5 miles / Balsam Grove, NC / 45 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades Roadside / Balsam Grove, NC / 42 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Chestoa View Loop Trail / Easy 0.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Marion, NC / NE of Asheville
▶️ Chimney Rock / Easy (Elevator) - Moderate Stair Climb / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
▶️ Craggy Pinnacle / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Barnardsville, NC / 24 miles N of Asheville
Deep Creek Waterfall Loop / Easy 2.4 miles / Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Bryson City, NC / 101 miles W of Asheville
Dry Falls / Easy 0.4 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 82 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Elk River Falls Easy 0.3 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Elk Park, NC / 82 miles NE of Asheville
Gateway Trail and Jarrett’s Run / Easy 2.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest [Old Fort Gateway System] / Old Fort, NC / 28 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Lower Falls / Easy 1.3 mile loop / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Hickory Nut Falls / Easy 1.5 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Hooker Falls / Easy 0.8 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with High Falls + Triple Falls loop]
Huckleberry Knob / Easy 1.7 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Robbinsville, NC / 112 miles W of Asheville
Joyce Kilmer Lower Loop / Easy 1.9 miles / Slickrock Wilderness / Robbinsville, NC / 106 miles W of Asheville
Lake James State Park Loop / Easy 3.6 miles / Nebo, NC / 48 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Linville Falls Part 1 Upper / Easy 0.9 miles / Jonas Ridge, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Falls Roadside / Brevard, NC / 37 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Max Patch Loop / Easy 1.5 mile loop / Appalachian Trail / Pisgah National Forest / Hot Springs, NC / 41 miles NW of Asheville
Meadows Loop Trail / Easy 1 mile loop (1.25 miles including walk from parking lot + fishing pier trail) *Not on AllTrails* / Pisgah National Forest [Old Fort Gateway Trail System] / Old Fort, NC / 28 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Moore Cove Falls / Easy 1.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville [Near Looking Glass Falls]
▶️ Pearson’s Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Saluda, NC / 39 miles S of Asheville / Paid Admission
Pink Beds Trail / Easy 6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 32 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Roaring Fork Falls / Easy 1.4 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Burnsville, NC / 53 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Skinny Dip Falls / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Balsam Grove, NC/ 33 miles SW of Asheville
Soco Falls / Easy 0.2 mile loop / Maggie Valley, NC / 41 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Tom’s Creek Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / 41 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Upper Whitewater Falls / Easy 1.2 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Sapphire, NC / 61 miles West of Asheville
▶️ Wildcat Falls / Easy 1.4 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 41 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Wintergreen Falls / Easy 3.1 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Wiseman’s View Recreation Area Trail / Easy 0.4 miles [paved/stroller/wheelchair accessible] / Linville Gorge Wilderness Area / Linville Falls, NC / 60 miles NE of Asheville
Yellow Creek Falls / Easy 0.6 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Robbinsville, NC / 104 miles W of Asheville
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Moderate hikes & trails near Asheville, North Carolina
▶️ Bearwallow Mountain / Moderate 2.1 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles SE of Asheville [Across from Trombatore Trail]
Big Bradley Falls Lower Trail / Moderate 4.1 miles / Saluda, NC / 38 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Black Balsam Knob / via Art Loeb Trail / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Blowing Rock / Moderate 0.9 mile loop / Blowing Rock, NC / 91 miles NE of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Bridal Veil Falls / Moderate 4.7 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Chimney Rock / Easy (Elevator) - Moderate Stair Climb / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
▶️ Crabtree Falls / Moderate 2.6 mile loop / Blue Ridge Parkway / Little Switzerland, NC / 45 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Crab Orchard Falls / Moderate 1.0 mile / [Valle Crucis Conference Center] Valle Crucis, NC / 81 miles NE of Asheville
Courthouse Falls / Moderate 3.8 miles (via Summey Cove Trail) / Balsam Grove, NC / 55 miles SW of Asheville
Cove Creek Falls & Toms Spring Falls / Moderate 3.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
Cullasaja Falls / Moderate 0.2 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 76 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Devil’s Courthouse / Moderate 0.8 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 44 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls / Moderate 1.8 miles / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Exclamation Point & Devil’s Head / Moderate 0.6 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
▶️ Florence Nature Preserve / Red to Blue Loop / Moderate 4.9 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Frying Pan Lookout Tower / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 26 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Upper Falls / Moderate 2.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Glen Falls / Moderate 2.4 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 88 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Graybeard Mountain / (Graybeard, Harry Bryan & Sanctuary Trail Loop) / Moderate 1.6 mile loop / Montreat, NC / 20 miles E of Asheville
Hawkbill Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Swannanoa, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
Hawksbill Mountain Trail / Moderate 2.1 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Jonas Ridge, NC / 67 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ High Falls + Triple Falls loop / Moderate 3.3 mile loop / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with Hooker Falls]
Ivestor Gap Trail, Tennet Mountain & Black Balsam Knob Loop / Moderate 4.3 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest via Blue Ridge Parkway / 47 miles SW of Asheville
John Rock Trail Loop / Moderate 4.6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest, Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville
Lane Pinnacle (via Mountains to Sea Trail) / Moderate 4.1 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Weaverville, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
Little Bradley Falls Trail / Moderate 1.8 miles / Saluda, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Log Hollow Waterfalls / Discovery, Log Hollow & Logging Road Falls / Moderate 2.5 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 43 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Rock / Moderate 6.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Linville Falls Part 2 Lower / Moderate 1.7 miles (via Plunge Basin) / Newland, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
Middle Creek Falls Loop / Moderate 1.1 miles / Scaly Mountain, NC / 89 miles SW of Asheville
Mingo Falls / Moderate 0.3 miles / Cherokee, NC / 59 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Mount Pisgah / Moderate 4.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 25 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Panthertown Loop East / Moderate 6.2 miles / Schoolhouse Falls, Little Green Mountain and Greenland Creek Falls / Glenville, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Panthertown West Loop / Moderate 3.1 miles Granny Burrell, Frolictown and Wilderness Falls / Nantahala National Forest / Glenville, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Rainbow Falls Trail / Moderate 3.9 miles (includes Turtleback Falls) / Gorges State Park / Sapphire, NC / 55 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Rattlesnake Lodge / via Ox Creek Road Moderate 3.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Weaverville, NC / 10 miles N of Asheville
Rough Ridge Overlook Trail / via Tanhawa Trail / Moderate 4.7 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Linville, NC / 74 miles NE of Asheville
Rumbling Bald Loop Trail / Moderate 1.6 Mile loop / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 27 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Sam’s Knob / Moderate 2.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 39 miles SW of Asheville [Near Black Balsam Knob]
▶️ Schoolhouse Falls / Moderate 2.6 miles / Panthertown / Nantahala National Forest / Cashiers, NC / SW of Asheville
Shortoff Mountain / Moderate 4.5 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness / Nebo, NC / 58 miles NE of Asheville
Strawberry Gap Trail / Moderate 5.2 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 16 miles SE of Asheville [Connects to Trombatore Trail at Blue Ridge Pastures]
▶️ Trombatore Trail / Moderate 5.3 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles SE of Asheville [Across from Bearwallow Mountain]
Twin Falls / via Buckhorn Gap Trail / Moderate 3.8 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 36 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Waterrock Knob / Moderate 1.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Waynesville, NC / 45 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Wildcat Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
Yellow Fork Falls / Moderate 1.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest [near Linville Gorge Wilderness Area] / Nebo, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
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Difficult / hard / strenuous hikes & trails near Asheville, North Carolina
▶️ Daffodil Flats / Difficult / 6 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness / Nebo, NC / 57 miles NE of Asheville
Snook’s Nose Trail / Difficult / 4.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Old Fort, NC / 31 miles E of Asheville
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Short trails near Asheville, North Carolina (less than 2 miles)
▶️ Chestoa View Loop Trail / Easy 0.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Marion, NC / NE of Asheville
▶️ Bird Rock aka Cathedral Falls Easy 0.5 miles / Balsam Grove, NC / 45 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Black Balsam Knob / via Art Loeb Trail / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Blowing Rock / Moderate 0.9 mile loop / Blowing Rock, NC / 91 miles NE of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades Roadside / Balsam Grove, NC / 42 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Crab Orchard Falls / Moderate 1.0 mile / [Valle Crucis Conference Center] Valle Crucis, NC / 81 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Craggy Pinnacle / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Barnardsville, NC / 24 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Chimney Rock / Easy (Elevator) - Moderate Stair Climb / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
▶️ Devil’s Courthouse / Moderate 0.8 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 44 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls / Moderate 1.8 miles / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Dry Falls / Easy 0.4 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 82 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Elk River Falls Easy 0.3 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Elk Park, NC / 82 miles NE of Asheville
Exclamation Point & Devil’s Head / Moderate 0.6 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
▶️ Frying Pan Lookout Tower / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 26 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Graybeard Mountain / (Graybeard, Harry Bryan & Sanctuary Trail Loop) Moderate 1.6 mile loop / Montreat, NC / 20 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Hickory Nut Falls / Easy 1.5 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Hooker Falls / Easy 0.8 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with High Falls + Triple Falls loop]
Huckleberry Knob / Easy 1.7 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Robbinsville, NC / 112 miles W of Asheville
Joyce Kilmer Lower Loop / Easy 1.9 miles / Slickrock Wilderness / Robbinsville, NC / 106 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Linville Falls Part 1 Upper / Easy 0.9 miles / Jonas Ridge, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Linville Falls Part 2 Lower / Moderate 1.7 miles (via Plunge Basin) / Newland, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
Little Bradley Falls Trail / Moderate 1.8 miles / Saluda, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Falls Roadside / Brevard, NC / 37 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Max Patch Loop / Easy 1.5 mile loop / Appalachian Trail / Pisgah National Forest / Hot Springs, NC / 41 miles NW of Asheville
Meadows Loop Trail / Easy 1 mile loop (1.25 miles including walk from parking lot + fishing pier trail) *Not on AllTrails* / Pisgah National Forest [Old Fort Gateway Trail System] / Old Fort, NC / 28 miles E of Asheville
Middle Creek Falls Loop / Moderate 1.1 miles / Scaly Mountain, NC / 89 miles SW of Asheville
Mingo Falls / Moderate 0.3 miles / Cherokee, NC / 59 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Moore Cove Falls / Easy 1.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville [Near Looking Glass Falls]
▶️ Pearson’s Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Saluda, NC / 39 miles S of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Roaring Fork Falls / Easy 1.4 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Burnsville, NC / 53 miles NE of Asheville
Rumbling Bald Loop Trail / Moderate 1.6 Mile loop / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 27 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Skinny Dip Falls / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Balsam Grove, NC/ 33 miles SW of Asheville
Soco Falls / Easy 0.2 mile loop / Maggie Valley, NC / 41 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Tom’s Creek Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / 41 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Upper Whitewater Falls / Easy 1.2 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Sapphire, NC / 61 miles West of Asheville
▶️ Waterrock Knob / Moderate 1.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Waynesville, NC / 45 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Wildcat Falls / Easy 1.4 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 41 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Wiseman’s View Recreation Area Trail / Easy 0.4 miles [paved/stroller/wheelchair accessible] / Linville Gorge Wilderness Area / Linville Falls, NC / 60 miles NE of Asheville
Yellow Creek Falls / Easy 0.6 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Robbinsville, NC / 104 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Yellow Fork Falls / Moderate 1.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest [near Linville Gorge Wilderness Area] / Nebo, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
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Medium length trails near Asheville, North Carolina (2-4 miles)
▶️ Crabtree Falls Moderate 2.6 mile loop / Blue Ridge Parkway / Little Switzerland, NC / 45 miles NE of Asheville
Cove Creek Falls & Toms Spring Falls / Moderate 3.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
Deep Creek Waterfall Loop / Easy 2.4 miles / Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Bryson City, NC / 101 miles W of Asheville
Gateway Trail and Jarrett’s Run / Easy 2.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest [Old Fort Gateway System] / Old Fort, NC / 28 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Upper Falls / Moderate 2.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Glen Falls / Moderate 2.4 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 88 miles SW of Asheville
Hawkbill Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Swannanoa, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
Hawksbill Mountain Trail / Moderate 2.1 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Jonas Ridge, NC / 67 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ High Falls + Triple Falls loop / Moderate 3.3 mile loop / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with Hooker Falls]
Lake James State Park Loop / Easy 3.6 miles / Nebo, NC / 48 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Log Hollow Waterfalls / Discovery, Log Hollow & Logging Road Falls / Moderate 2.5 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 43 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Panthertown West Loop / Moderate 3.1 miles Granny Burrell, Frolictown and Wilderness Falls / Nantahala National Forest / Glenville, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Rainbow Falls Trail / Moderate 3.9 miles (includes Turtleback Falls) / Gorges State Park / Sapphire, NC / 55 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Rattlesnake Lodge / via Ox Creek Road Moderate 3.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Weaverville, NC / 10 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Sam’s Knob / Moderate 2.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 39 miles SW of Asheville [Near Black Balsam Knob]
▶️ Schoolhouse Falls / Moderate 2.6 miles / Panthertown / Nantahala National Forest / Cashiers, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
Twin Falls / via Buckhorn Gap Trail / Moderate 3.8 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 36 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Wildcat Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Wintergreen Falls / Easy 3.1 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
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Long trails near Asheville, North Carolina (4+ miles)
Big Bradley Falls Lower Trail / Moderate 4.1 miles / Saluda, NC / 38 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Bridal Veil Falls Moderate 4.7 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Florence Nature Preserve / Red to Blue Loop / Moderate 4.9 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
Ivestor Gap Trail, Tennet Mountain & Black Balsam Knob Loop / Moderate 4.3 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest via Blue Ridge Parkway / 47 miles SW of Asheville
John Rock Trail Loop / Moderate 4.6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest, Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville
Lane Pinnacle (via Mountains to Sea Trail) / Moderate 4.1 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Weaverville, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Rock / Moderate 6.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Mount Pisgah / Moderate 4.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 25 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Panthertown Loop East / Moderate 6.2 miles / Schoolhouse Falls, Little Green Mountain and Greenland Creek Falls / Glenville, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
Pink Beds Trail / Easy 6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 32 miles SW of Asheville
Rough Ridge Overlook Trail / via Tanhawa Trail / Moderate 4.7 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Linville, NC / 74 miles NE of Asheville
Shortoff Mountain / Moderate 4.5 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness / Nebo, NC / 58 miles NE of Asheville
Snook’s Nose Trail / Hard 4.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Old Fort, NC / 31 miles E of Asheville
Strawberry Gap Trail / Moderate 5.2 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 16 miles SE of Asheville [Connects to Trombatore Trail at Blue Ridge Pastures]
▶️ Trombatore Trail / Moderate 5.3 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles SE of Asheville [Across from Bearwallow Mountain]
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Day hikes & trails within 1 hour of Asheville, North Carolina
✨ Waterfall Micro Retreats™ / Year Round / E or NE of Asheville
✨ MoUNTAINTOP Vortex Micro Retreats™ / April - September / N of Asheville
▶️ Bearwallow Mountain / Moderate 2.1 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles Southeast of Asheville
Big Bradley Falls Lower Trail / Moderate 4.1 miles / Saluda, NC / 38 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Black Balsam Knob / via Art Loeb Trail / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Bridal Veil Falls Moderate 4.7 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Craggy Pinnacle / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Barnardsville, NC / 24 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Chimney Rock / Easy (Elevator) - Moderate Stair Climb / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville, NC
▶️ Chestoa View Loop Trail / Easy 0.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Marion, NC / NE of Asheville
▶️ Devil’s Courthouse / Moderate 0.8 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 44 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Florence Nature Preserve / Red to Blue Loop / Moderate 4.9 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Frying Pan Lookout Tower / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 26 miles SW of Asheville
Gateway Trail and Jarrett’s Run / Easy 2.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest [Old Fort Gateway System] / Old Fort, NC / 28 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Lower Falls / Easy 1.3 mile loop / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Upper Falls / Moderate 2.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Graybeard Mountain / (Graybeard, Harry Bryan & Sanctuary Trail Loop) Moderate 1.6 mile loop / Montreat, NC / 20 miles E of Asheville
Hawkbill Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Swannanoa, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Hickory Nut Falls / Easy 1.5 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ High Falls + Triple Falls loop / Moderate 3.3 mile loop / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with Hooker Falls]
Ivestor Gap Trail, Tennet Mountain & Black Balsam Knob Loop / Moderate 4.3 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest via Blue Ridge Parkway / 47 miles SW of Asheville
John Rock Trail Loop / Moderate 4.6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest, Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville
Lake James State Park Loop / Easy 3.6 miles / Nebo, NC / 48 miles E of Asheville
Lane Pinnacle (via Mountains to Sea Trail) / Moderate 4.1 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Weaverville, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
Little Bradley Falls Trail / Moderate 1.8 miles / Saluda, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Falls Roadside / Brevard, NC / 37 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Rock / Moderate 6.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
Meadows Loop Trail / Easy 1 mile loop (1.25 miles including walk from parking lot + fishing pier trail) *Not on AllTrails* / Pisgah National Forest [Old Fort Gateway Trail System] / Old Fort, NC / 28 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Mount Pisgah / Moderate 4.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 25 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Pearson’s Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Saluda, NC / 39 miles S of Asheville / Paid Admission
Pink Beds Trail / Easy 6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 32 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Rattlesnake Lodge / via Ox Creek Road Moderate 3.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Weaverville, NC / 10 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Roaring Fork Falls / Easy 1.4 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Burnsville, NC / 53 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Sam’s Knob / Moderate 2.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 39 miles SW of Asheville [Near Black Balsam Knob]
▶️ Skinny Dip Falls / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Balsam Grove, NC/ 33 miles SW of Asheville
Snook’s Nose Trail / Hard 4.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Old Fort, NC / 31 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Trombatore Trail / Moderate 5.3 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles SE of Asheville [Across from Bearwallow Mountain]
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🧭 Day hikes & trails North of Asheville, North Carolina
✨ MoUNTAINTOP Vortex Micro Retreats™ / April - September / N of Asheville
▶️ Craggy Pinnacle / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Barnardsville, NC / 24 miles N of Asheville
Hawkbill Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Swannanoa, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
Lane Pinnacle (via Mountains to Sea Trail) / Moderate 4.1 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Weaverville, NC / 20 miles N of Asheville
▶️ Rattlesnake Lodge / via Ox Creek Road Moderate 3.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Weaverville, NC / 10 miles N of Asheville
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🧭 Day hikes & trails Northeast of Asheville, North Carolina
✨ Waterfall Micro Retreats™ / Year Round / E or NE of Asheville
Blowing Rock / Moderate 0.9 mile loop / Blowing Rock, NC / 91 miles NE of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Chestoa View Loop Trail / Easy 0.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Marion, NC / NE of Asheville
▶️ Crabtree Falls Moderate 2.6 mile loop / Blue Ridge Parkway / Little Switzerland, NC / 45 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Crab Orchard Falls / Moderate 1.0 mile / [Valle Crucis Conference Center] Valle Crucis, NC / 81 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Daffodil Flats / Difficult / 6 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness / Nebo, NC / 57 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Elk River Falls Easy 0.3 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Elk Park, NC / 82 miles NE of Asheville
Hawksbill Mountain Trail / Moderate 2.1 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Jonas Ridge, NC / 67 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Linville Falls Part 1 Upper / Easy 0.9 miles / Jonas Ridge, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Linville Falls Part 2 Lower / Moderate 1.7 miles (via Plunge Basin) / Newland, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
Rough Ridge Overlook Trail / via Tanhawa Trail / Moderate 4.7 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Linville, NC / 74 miles NE of Asheville
Shortoff Mountain / Moderate 4.5 miles / Linville Gorge Wilderness / Nebo, NC / 58 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Tom’s Creek Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Pisgah National Forest / 41 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Wiseman’s View Recreation Area Trail / Easy 0.4 miles [paved/stroller/wheelchair accessible] / Linville Gorge Wilderness Area / Linville Falls, NC / 60 miles NE of Asheville
▶️ Yellow Fork Falls / Moderate 1.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest [near Linville Gorge Wilderness Area] / Nebo, NC / 56 miles NE of Asheville
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🧭 Day hikes & trails East of Asheville, North Carolina
✨ Waterfall Micro Retreats™ / Year Round / E or NE of Asheville
Gateway Trail and Jarrett’s Run / Easy 2.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest [Old Fort Gateway System] / Old Fort, NC / 28 miles E of Asheville
▶️ Graybeard Mountain / (Graybeard, Harry Bryan & Sanctuary Trail Loop) Moderate 1.6 mile loop / Montreat, NC / 20 miles E of Asheville
▶️ High Shoals Falls / Moderate / 1.8 miles to High Shoals Falls out & back / 2.4 miles High Shoals Falls & Hemlock Nature Loop / 4.7 miles High Shoals Waterfall & HQ Loop Trail / Connelly Springs, NC / South Mountains State Park
Lake James State Park Loop / Easy 3.6 miles / Nebo, NC / 48 miles E of Asheville
Meadows Loop Trail / Easy 1 mile loop (1.25 miles including walk from parking lot + fishing pier trail) *Not on AllTrails* / Pisgah National Forest [Old Fort Gateway Trail System] / Old Fort, NC / 28 miles E of Asheville
Snook’s Nose Trail / Hard 4.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Old Fort, NC / 31 miles E of Asheville
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🧭 Day hikes & trails Southeast of Asheville, North Carolina
▶️ Bearwallow Mountain / Moderate 2.1 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles SE of Asheville [Across from Trombatore Trail]
▶️ Chimney Rock / Easy (Elevator) - Moderate Stair Climb / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
Exclamation Point & Devil’s Head / Moderate 0.6 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville, NC / Paid Admission
▶️ Florence Nature Preserve / Red to Blue Loop / Moderate 4.9 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
▶️ Hickory Nut Falls / Easy 1.5 miles / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 25 miles SE of Asheville / Paid Admission
Rumbling Bald Loop Trail / Moderate 1.6 Mile loop / Chimney Rock State Park / Lake Lure, NC / 27 miles SE of Asheville
Strawberry Gap Trail / Moderate 5.2 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 16 miles SE of Asheville [Connects to Trombatore Trail at Blue Ridge Pastures]
▶️ Trombatore Trail / Moderate 5.3 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 19 miles SE of Asheville [Across from Bearwallow Mountain]
▶️ Wildcat Rock / Moderate 3.5 miles / Hickory Nut Gorge / Gerton, NC / 18 miles SE of Asheville
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🧭 Day hikes & trails South of Asheville, North Carolina
Big Bradley Falls Lower Trail / Moderate 4.1 miles / Saluda, NC / 38 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Bridal Veil Falls Moderate 4.7 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ High Falls + Triple Falls loop / Moderate 3.3 mile loop / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with Hooker Falls]
▶️ Hooker Falls / Easy 0.8 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville [Easily combine with High Falls + Triple Falls loop]
Little Bradley Falls Trail / Moderate 1.8 miles / Saluda, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
▶️ Pearson’s Falls / Easy 0.7 miles / Saluda, NC / 39 miles S of Asheville / Paid Admission
▶️ Wintergreen Falls / Easy 3.1 miles / Dupont State Recreational Forest / Cedar Mountain, NC / 37 miles S of Asheville
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🧭 Day hikes & trails Southwest of Asheville, North Carolina
▶️ Bird Rock aka Cathedral Falls Easy 0.5 miles / Balsam Grove, NC / SW of Asheville
▶️ Black Balsam Knob / via Art Loeb Trail / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades Roadside / Balsam Grove, NC / 42 miles SW of Asheville
Courthouse Falls / Moderate 3.8 miles (via Summey Cove Trail) / Balsam Grove, NC / 55 miles SW of Asheville
Cove Creek Falls & Toms Spring Falls / Moderate 3.8 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
Cullasaja Falls / Moderate 0.2 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 76 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Devil’s Courthouse / Moderate 0.8 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 44 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls / Moderate 1.8 miles / Balsam Grove, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Dry Falls / Easy 0.4 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 82 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Frying Pan Lookout Tower / Moderate 1.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 26 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Lower Falls / Easy 1.3 mile loop / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Graveyard Fields Upper Falls / Moderate 2.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Brevard, NC / 47 miles SW of Asheville
Glen Falls / Moderate 2.4 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Highlands, NC / 88 miles SW of Asheville
John Rock Trail Loop / Moderate 4.6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest, Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Falls Roadside / Brevard, NC / 37 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Looking Glass Rock / Moderate 6.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 40 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Log Hollow Waterfalls / Discovery, Log Hollow & Logging Road Falls / Moderate 2.5 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 43 miles SW of Asheville
Middle Creek Falls Loop / Moderate 1.1 miles / Scaly Mountain, NC / 89 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Moore Cove Falls / Easy 1.2 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 38 miles SW of Asheville [Near Looking Glass Falls]
▶️ Mount Pisgah / Moderate 4.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / 25 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Panthertown Loop East / Moderate 6.2 miles / Schoolhouse Falls, Little Green Mountain and Greenland Creek Falls / Glenville, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Panthertown West Loop / Moderate 3.1 miles Granny Burrell, Frolictown and Wilderness Falls / Nantahala National Forest / Glenville, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
Pink Beds Trail / Easy 6 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest / Brevard, NC / 32 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Rainbow Falls Trail / Moderate 3.9 miles (includes Turtleback Falls) / Gorges State Park / Sapphire, NC / 55 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Schoolhouse Falls / Moderate 2.6 miles / Panthertown / Nantahala National Forest / Cashiers, NC / 67 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Sam’s Knob / Moderate 2.5 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Balsam Grove, NC / 39 miles SW of Asheville [Near Black Balsam Knob]
▶️ Skinny Dip Falls / Easy 1 mile / Blue Ridge Parkway / Balsam Grove, NC/ 33 miles SW of Asheville
Twin Falls / via Buckhorn Gap Trail / Moderate 3.8 mile loop / Pisgah National Forest / Pisgah Forest, NC / 36 miles SW of Asheville
▶️ Wildcat Falls / Easy 1.4 miles / Pisgah National Forest / Canton, NC / 41 miles SW of Asheville
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🧭 Day hikes & trails West of Asheville, North Carolina
Deep Creek Waterfall Loop / Easy 2.4 miles / Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Bryson City, NC / 101 miles W of Asheville
Huckleberry Knob / Easy 1.7 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Robbinsville, NC / 112 miles W of Asheville
Joyce Kilmer Lower Loop / Easy 1.9 miles / Slickrock Wilderness / Robbinsville, NC / 106 miles W of Asheville
Mingo Falls / Moderate 0.3 miles / Cherokee, NC / 59 miles W of Asheville
Soco Falls / Easy 0.2 mile loop / Maggie Valley, NC / 41 miles W of Asheville
▶️ Upper Whitewater Falls / Easy 1.2 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Sapphire, NC / 61 miles West of Asheville
▶️ Waterrock Knob / Moderate 1.9 miles / Blue Ridge Parkway / Pisgah National Forest / Waynesville, NC / 45 miles W of Asheville
Yellow Creek Falls / Easy 0.6 miles / Nantahala National Forest / Robbinsville, NC / 104 miles W of Asheville
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🧭 Day hikes & trails Northwest of Asheville, North Carolina
▶️ Max Patch Loop / Easy 1.5 mile loop / Appalachian Trail / Pisgah National Forest / Hot Springs, NC / 41 miles NW of Asheville
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⚠️ Read This Before You Hike
✅ Always check for trail closures BEFORE you drive anywhere
Blue Ridge Parkway • NC National Forest Alerts
(Several trails may be closed seasonally during colder months November - March and/or due to construction/repair, trail or road damage.)
✅ Download driving directions and trail map on AllTrails app
✅ Check the forecast (I like Weatherbug b/c of lightning alerts)
✅ Fill up your vehicle with fuel
✅ Let someone (not with you) know where you will be hiking
✅ Wear layers & have rain gear handy
✅ Follow the 7 Leave No Trace Principles
✅ Be Bear Aware
BONUS! Asheville Area Parks & Green Spaces
Great spots to still get outdoors especially if you’re short on time, transportation or good weather.
• Arboretum Part 1: Gardens
• Arboretum Part 2: Hiking Trails
• Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary
• Beaver Lake Perimeter Trail
• Botanical Gardens Asheville
• Carrier Park
• French Broad River Greenway Part 1 EAST • Asheville, NC (River Arts District side)
• French Broad River Greenway Part 2 WEST II • Asheville, NC (Suburban/Brewery side)
• French Broad River Park + Dog Park
• Lake Louise Park
• WNC Nature Center
BONUS BONUS! Yoga for Hikers
Thanks for scrolling all the way to the end here… You’ve found my bonus yoga videos to help you hike more and feel better before and afterwards! Enjoy!
▶️ Hiking Warm Up [10 Minutes]
▶️ Hip Opening Yoga for Hikers [20 Minutes]
▶️ Yin Yoga to Open Tight Hips and Lower Back [15 Minutes]
▶️ Yin Yoga Deep Hip Stretch & Twist [15 Minutes]
▶️ Gentle Yoga Flow for Grounding, Legs, Knees, Feet for Hikers [25 Minutes]
▶️ Gentle Yoga Flow for the Joints for Hikers [30 Minutes]
▶️ Gentle Yoga Flow for Endurance, Energy & Core Strength for Hikers [25 Minutes]
▶️ Gentle Yoga Flow for Love & Opening Heart, Chest, Shoulders for Hikers [25 Minutes]
▶️ Gentle Yoga for Healthy Joints [10 Minutes]
▶️ 4 Easy Poses to Reduce Hip Flexor Pain While Hiking [<1 Minute]
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Has this guide helped you hike more?
What are your favorite trails?
What trails should I explore & add next?
Any other thoughts?
Let me know in the comments! 💖 Miranda
