Hiking trails near Asheville

Every trail we cover, with the numbers that matter, trailhead weather and where to eat after.

• Abrams Falls Trail: moderate · 5 mi · +600 ft · ~2h 30m · 1h 35m from downtown
• Alum Cave Trail to Mt LeConte (Great Smoky Mountains): hard · 10 mi · +2800 ft · ~6h 30m · 1h 20m from downtown
• Andrews Bald via Forney Ridge: moderate · 3.6 mi · +800 ft · ~2h · 1h 20m from downtown
• Art Loeb Spur to Pilot Mountain (Pisgah National Forest): hard · 4.6 mi · +1200 ft · ~3h · 40 min from downtown
• Auger Hole via Foothills Trail (Gorges State Park): hard · 4.8 mi · +1000 ft · ~3h · 1h 5m from downtown
• Avery Creek Trail (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 6 mi · +900 ft · ~3h · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Babel Tower Trail (Linville Gorge): hard · 1.6 mi · +600 ft · ~1h · 1h 5m from downtown
• Bearwallow Falls (Gorges State Park): easy · 0.8 mi · +150 ft · ~15 min · 1h 5m from downtown
• Bearwallow Mountain (Chimney Rock & Lake Lure): easy · 2 mi · +500 ft · ~1h · 30 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Beaver Lake Perimeter Trail: easy · 1.9 mi · +100 ft · ~45 min · 8 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Bent Creek Gap Trail (Bent Creek): easy · 3 mi · +400 ft · ~1h 15m · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Big Berea, Bull Creek & White Pine Loop (Craggy Gardens): easy · 1.8 mi · +200 ft · ~50 min · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Big Butt Trail (Mount Mitchell State Park): hard · 6 mi · +1600 ft · ~4h · 45 min from downtown
• Big Creek Trail to Walton Grounds: hard · 7 mi · +1400 ft · ~4h 30m · 30 min from downtown
• Big Laurel Falls (Hot Springs): moderate · 2.8 mi · +650 ft · ~1h 30m · 45 min from downtown
• Black Balsam Knob (Shining Rock Wilderness): easy · 1.5 mi · +350 ft · ~1h · 1h from downtown · Dog friendly
• Black Balsam Knob via Art Loeb (Graveyard Fields): moderate · 1.4 mi · +350 ft · ~45 min · 50 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Black Mountain Trail to Mount Mitchell (Mount Mitchell State Park): hard · 11.6 mi · +3700 ft · ~8h · 55 min from downtown
• Blackstock Knob Trail (Mount Mitchell State Park): hard · 5.4 mi · +1400 ft · ~3h 30m · 50 min from downtown
• Boogerman Trail: moderate · 7.4 mi · +1000 ft · ~4h · 1h 5m from downtown
• Bridal Veil Falls at Dupont (DuPont State Forest): moderate · 4.8 mi · +600 ft · ~2h 15m · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Bridal Veil Falls Highlands: easy · 0.1 mi · +10 ft · ~5 min · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Buck Spring Trail: moderate · 5.8 mi · +900 ft · ~3h · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Bull Creek Valley Overlook (Bent Creek): easy · 0.6 mi · +100 ft · ~15 min · 20 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Buncombe Horse Range Trail (Mount Mitchell State Park): hard · 4.8 mi · +1300 ft · ~3h 15m · 55 min from downtown
• Butter Gap Trail (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 4 mi · +700 ft · ~2h · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Carrier Park Greenway (Bent Creek): easy · 1.5 mi · +25 ft · ~25 min · 5 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Carvers Gap to Jane Bald (Roan Mountain): moderate · 2.4 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Cat Gap Loop (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 5 mi · +900 ft · ~2h 30m · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Cataloochee Divide Trail: hard · 8 mi · +1500 ft · ~5h · 1h 5m from downtown
• Catawba Falls (Montreat): easy · 1.5 mi · +260 ft · ~50 min · 25 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Catawba Falls Trail (Montreat): moderate · 2.2 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 28 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Cedar Rock Trail (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 4.4 mi · +900 ft · ~2h 15m · 40 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Charlies Bunion via AT: hard · 8 mi · +1600 ft · ~5h · 1h 15m from downtown
• Chestnut Cove Overlook Trail (Bent Creek): easy · 1.2 mi · +200 ft · ~25 min · 22 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Chimney Rock State Park Trail (Chimney Rock & Lake Lure): moderate · 1.5 mi · +400 ft · ~45 min · 30 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Chimney Tops Trail (Great Smoky Mountains): hard · 3.8 mi · +1400 ft · ~2h 30m · 1h 18m from downtown
• Clingmans Dome Observation Tower (Great Smoky Mountains): moderate · 1 mi · +300 ft · ~25 min · 1h 20m from downtown
• Colberts Ridge Trail (Mount Mitchell State Park): hard · 5 mi · +1400 ft · ~3h 30m · 50 min from downtown
• Cold Mountain Summit (Graveyard Fields): hard · 10.4 mi · +2800 ft · ~6h 30m · 55 min from downtown
• Courthouse Falls (Graveyard Fields): easy · 0.6 mi · +100 ft · ~15 min · 45 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Crabtree Falls Trail: moderate · 2.5 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 50 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Cradle of Forestry Loop (Pisgah National Forest): easy · 1 mi · +100 ft · ~20 min · 40 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Craggy Gardens Trail (Craggy Gardens): easy · 1.4 mi · +350 ft · ~1h · 30 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Craggy Pinnacle Trail (Craggy Gardens): easy · 1.4 mi · +350 ft · ~40 min · 30 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Craven Gap Trail: moderate · 2.8 mi · +550 ft · ~1h 25m · 12 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Daniel Ridge Falls Loop (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 4 mi · +800 ft · ~2h · 40 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Deep Creek Loop: moderate · 4.4 mi · +500 ft · ~2h · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Deep Gap Trail via Black Mountain Crest (Mount Mitchell State Park): hard · 8 mi · +2200 ft · ~5h 30m · 55 min from downtown
• Deerfield Loop (Bent Creek): easy · 2.8 mi · +300 ft · ~1h · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Devil's Courthouse Trail (Shining Rock Wilderness): moderate · 0.9 mi · +350 ft · ~30 min · 50 min from downtown
• Douglas Falls Trail (Craggy Gardens): moderate · 2 mi · +400 ft · ~1h · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Dry Falls: easy · 0.2 mi · +50 ft · ~5 min · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Dupont State Forest Triple Falls (DuPont State Forest): easy · 2.4 mi · +300 ft · ~1h · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Elk Falls Trail (Roan Mountain): easy · 0.4 mi · +100 ft · ~10 min · 1h 10m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Explorer Loop at Bent Creek (Bent Creek): easy · 3.4 mi · +400 ft · ~1h 15m · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Fawn Lake Loop at Dupont (DuPont State Forest): easy · 3 mi · +200 ft · ~1h · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Firescald Ridge Trail (Hot Springs): hard · 5 mi · +1200 ft · ~3h 15m · 55 min from downtown
• Flat Creek Trail: moderate · 5.2 mi · +600 ft · ~2h 15m · 1h 10m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Flat Laurel Creek Trail (Shining Rock Wilderness): easy · 5.4 mi · +200 ft · ~2h · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Fletcher Creek Trail: moderate · 4 mi · +600 ft · ~1h 45m · 28 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Florence Nature Preserve (Bent Creek): moderate · 3.5 mi · +700 ft · ~1h 45m · 20 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Four Seasons Trail at Chimney Rock (Chimney Rock & Lake Lure): moderate · 2.8 mi · +600 ft · ~1h 30m · 30 min from downtown
• French Broad River Park Loop (Bent Creek): easy · 2 mi · +50 ft · ~35 min · 5 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Fryingpan Mountain Tower: easy · 1.5 mi · +400 ft · ~45 min · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Glassmine Falls Overlook (Montreat): easy · 0.2 mi · +25 ft · ~5 min · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Glen Falls Trail: moderate · 1.4 mi · +500 ft · ~45 min · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Goldmine Loop Trail: moderate · 3.4 mi · +450 ft · ~1h 30m · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Grassy Knob Trail (Bent Creek): moderate · 3.8 mi · +750 ft · ~2h · 18 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Grassy Ridge Bald (Roan Mountain): moderate · 5.1 mi · +1100 ft · ~3h · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Graveyard Fields Loop (Graveyard Fields): moderate · 3.2 mi · +500 ft · ~2h · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Green River Cove Trail (DuPont State Forest): hard · 4.2 mi · +1000 ft · ~2h 30m · 45 min from downtown
• Greenland Creek Falls (Panthertown Valley): moderate · 3.6 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 45m · 1h from downtown · Dog friendly
• Grotto Falls Trail (Great Smoky Mountains): moderate · 2.6 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 1h 20m from downtown
• Hard Times Loop via Mountains-to-Sea: hard · 6.2 mi · +1300 ft · ~3h 45m · 10 min from downtown
• Hardtimes Trail Loop (Bent Creek): hard · 7.2 mi · +1400 ft · ~4h · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Haw Creek Overlook Trail: moderate · 1.8 mi · +450 ft · ~55 min · 12 min from downtown
• Hawkbill Rock Trail: moderate · 1 mi · +300 ft · ~30 min · 20 min from downtown
• Hawksbill Mountain Trail (Linville Gorge): moderate · 2.1 mi · +750 ft · ~1h 30m · 1h 10m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Hawksbill Mountain via Sitting Bear (Linville Gorge): hard · 1.6 mi · +700 ft · ~1h · 1h 10m from downtown
• Haywood Gap Trail: moderate · 4.6 mi · +700 ft · ~2h 15m · 1h from downtown
• Heintooga Ridge Trail: moderate · 5.6 mi · +800 ft · ~2h 45m · 1h 10m from downtown
• Hen Wallow Falls Trail: moderate · 4.4 mi · +800 ft · ~2h 15m · 1h 15m from downtown
• Hickory Nut Falls Trail (Chimney Rock & Lake Lure): easy · 1.4 mi · +300 ft · ~45 min · 30 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• High Falls at Dupont (DuPont State Forest): moderate · 4 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 45m · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Hominy Creek Greenway (Bent Creek): easy · 2.4 mi · +100 ft · ~45 min · 10 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Hooker Falls (DuPont State Forest): easy · 1 mi · +100 ft · ~20 min · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Hot Springs Lover's Leap (Hot Springs): moderate · 2.6 mi · +600 ft · ~1h 15m · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Indian Creek Falls: easy · 3.6 mi · +300 ft · ~1h 15m · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Ingles Field Gap Trail (Bent Creek): hard · 5.6 mi · +1200 ft · ~3h 15m · 18 min from downtown
• Ivestor Gap Trail (Graveyard Fields): moderate · 4.2 mi · +600 ft · ~2h · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Jerry Miller Trail: moderate · 3.8 mi · +700 ft · ~1h 45m · 40 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• John Rock Trail (Pisgah National Forest): hard · 5.2 mi · +1400 ft · ~3h 30m · 50 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• John Rock Trail Loop (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 4.8 mi · +1200 ft · ~2h 40m · 50 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Joyce Kilmer Memorial Loop: easy · 2 mi · +200 ft · ~45 min · 1h 35m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Juney Whank Falls: easy · 0.6 mi · +100 ft · ~10 min · 1h 15m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Kephart Prong Trail: easy · 4 mi · +400 ft · ~1h 30m · 1h 12m from downtown
• Lake Lure Flowering Bridge Trail (Chimney Rock & Lake Lure): easy · 0.5 mi · +25 ft · ~10 min · 30 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Lane Pinnacle via Mountains-to-Sea: moderate · 4.6 mi · +900 ft · ~2h 30m · 18 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Laurel Falls Trail Smokies (Great Smoky Mountains): easy · 2.6 mi · +400 ft · ~1h · 1h 25m from downtown
• Laurel Falls via Appalachian Trail: moderate · 3 mi · +700 ft · ~1h 30m · 50 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Laurel River Trail: moderate · 5 mi · +600 ft · ~2h 30m · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Linville Falls Trail (Linville Gorge): moderate · 2 mi · +400 ft · ~1h · 1h 5m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Linville Gorge Rim Trail (Linville Gorge): hard · 11.5 mi · +2500 ft · ~7h · 1h 5m from downtown
• Little Cataloochee Trail: moderate · 5.6 mi · +700 ft · ~2h 45m · 1h 8m from downtown
• Looking Glass Rock Trail (Pisgah National Forest): hard · 6.5 mi · +1700 ft · ~4h · 45 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Lover's Leap Trail: moderate · 1.8 mi · +450 ft · ~1h · 50 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Low Gap Trail to Mt Cammerer: hard · 11.2 mi · +2900 ft · ~7h · 1h 15m from downtown
• Masters Park to Haw Creek Overlook: moderate · 2 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 12 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Max Patch Loop (Max Patch): moderate · 1.5 mi · +300 ft · ~45 min · 45 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Max Patch Summit (Max Patch): easy · 2.4 mi · +300 ft · ~1h · 1h from downtown · Dog friendly
• Middle Prong Wilderness Trail (Shining Rock Wilderness): moderate · 5.2 mi · +700 ft · ~2h 30m · 50 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Midnight Hole via Big Creek: easy · 2.6 mi · +300 ft · ~1h · 1h 10m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Moore Cove Falls (Pisgah National Forest): easy · 1.4 mi · +200 ft · ~40 min · 45 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Mount Mitchell Summit Trail (Mount Mitchell State Park): easy · 0.4 mi · +50 ft · ~10 min · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Mount Pisgah Trail: moderate · 2.9 mi · +700 ft · ~1h 45m · 25 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Mount Sterling via Mt Sterling Gap: hard · 5.4 mi · +1900 ft · ~4h · 1h 15m from downtown
• Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Folk Art Ctr to Haw Creek: moderate · 4.8 mi · +800 ft · ~2h 30m · 10 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Mouse Creek Falls: moderate · 4 mi · +600 ft · ~2h · 1h 10m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Neals Creek Falls (Mount Mitchell State Park): easy · 0.4 mi · +50 ft · ~10 min · 48 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• North Mills River Trail: moderate · 8 mi · +1100 ft · ~4h 30m · 30 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• North Slope Trail (Bent Creek): moderate · 4.5 mi · +850 ft · ~2h 15m · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Owl Ridge Trail (Bent Creek): moderate · 2.6 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Palmer Creek Trail: easy · 3.6 mi · +400 ft · ~1h 30m · 1h 5m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Panthertown Rim Trail (Panthertown Valley): hard · 8.4 mi · +1500 ft · ~5h · 1h from downtown
• Panthertown Valley Loop (Panthertown Valley): moderate · 6 mi · +800 ft · ~3h · 1h from downtown · Dog friendly
• Pilot Cove Loop (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 4 mi · +700 ft · ~2h · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Pine Tree Loop (Bent Creek): moderate · 3.2 mi · +550 ft · ~1h 30m · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Pink Beds Loop Trail (Graveyard Fields): easy · 5 mi · +300 ft · ~1h 45m · 40 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Pinnacle Park Trail (Bent Creek): moderate · 2.2 mi · +600 ft · ~1h 10m · 45 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Potato Hill via Flat Laurel Creek (Shining Rock Wilderness): moderate · 4.8 mi · +700 ft · ~2h 15m · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Potato Knob Trail (Craggy Gardens): moderate · 3.4 mi · +700 ft · ~1h 45m · 22 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Pump Gap Loop via Mountains-to-Sea: moderate · 3.4 mi · +650 ft · ~1h 45m · 8 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Purchase Knob Trail: easy · 3.2 mi · +350 ft · ~1h 15m · 1h from downtown · Dog friendly
• Rainbow Falls Trail Gorges (Gorges State Park): moderate · 1.4 mi · +350 ft · ~40 min · 1h 5m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Rainbow Falls Trail Smokies (Great Smoky Mountains): hard · 5.4 mi · +1700 ft · ~3h 45m · 1h 20m from downtown
• Ramsey Cascades Trail: hard · 8 mi · +2100 ft · ~5h · 1h 25m from downtown
• Rattlesnake Lodge Trail (Craggy Gardens): moderate · 3.7 mi · +900 ft · ~2h · 14 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Reed Creek Greenway: easy · 2.2 mi · +75 ft · ~40 min · 5 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Richland Balsam Trail (Shining Rock Wilderness): easy · 1.5 mi · +300 ft · ~35 min · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Richmond Hill Loop: easy · 3 mi · +350 ft · ~1h · 10 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Ridgeline Trail at Dupont (DuPont State Forest): moderate · 5.6 mi · +800 ft · ~2h 45m · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Roan Highlands via Appalachian Trail (Roan Mountain): hard · 10 mi · +2000 ft · ~6h · 1h 15m from downtown
• Roaring Fork Falls (Mount Mitchell State Park): easy · 1 mi · +150 ft · ~20 min · 45 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Rough Fork Trail to Woody Place: moderate · 4 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 45m · 1h 5m from downtown
• Rumbling Bald Trail (Chimney Rock & Lake Lure): moderate · 3.4 mi · +700 ft · ~1h 45m · 30 min from downtown
• Sam Knob Summit Trail (Shining Rock Wilderness): moderate · 2.2 mi · +700 ft · ~1h 15m · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Sandymush Bald Trail: moderate · 4.4 mi · +800 ft · ~2h 15m · 30 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Schoolhouse Falls at Panthertown (Panthertown Valley): moderate · 2.4 mi · +400 ft · ~1h 15m · 1h from downtown · Dog friendly
• Setrock Creek Falls (Mount Mitchell State Park): easy · 1.4 mi · +200 ft · ~30 min · 50 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Shining Rock via Art Loeb (Graveyard Fields): hard · 6.4 mi · +1500 ft · ~3h 30m · 55 min from downtown
• Shortoff Mountain Trail (Linville Gorge): hard · 5 mi · +1200 ft · ~3h 15m · 1h 10m from downtown
• Shut-In Trail: hard · 16.3 mi · +3000 ft · ~9h · 30 min from downtown
• Silver Run Falls: easy · 0.6 mi · +75 ft · ~10 min · 1h 10m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Skinny Dip Falls (Graveyard Fields): easy · 1 mi · +200 ft · ~45 min · 40 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Sleepy Gap Trail (Bent Creek): moderate · 4 mi · +800 ft · ~2h · 25 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Small Creek Trail (Bent Creek): easy · 2 mi · +200 ft · ~45 min · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Snowball Mountain Trail (Mount Mitchell State Park): hard · 4.2 mi · +1200 ft · ~2h 30m · 40 min from downtown
• Snowbird Mountain via Sassafras Creek: hard · 5.8 mi · +1500 ft · ~3h 45m · 1h 30m from downtown
• Spencer Branch Trail: moderate · 3.2 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 30m · 28 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Spivey Gap to Big Bald: hard · 6.4 mi · +1800 ft · ~4h 30m · 1h 5m from downtown
• Stone Mountain Trail at Dupont (DuPont State Forest): moderate · 4.2 mi · +700 ft · ~2h · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Stoney Fork Trail (Craggy Gardens): hard · 4.8 mi · +1300 ft · ~3h · 40 min from downtown
• Stradley Mountain Trail: hard · 5 mi · +1300 ft · ~3h 15m · 20 min from downtown
• Sunset Rock via Whiteside: moderate · 3.2 mi · +600 ft · ~1h 30m · 1h 12m from downtown
• Sycamore Cove Trail (Graveyard Fields): easy · 2.2 mi · +250 ft · ~45 min · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Table Rock Trail (Linville Gorge): hard · 2.2 mi · +900 ft · ~1h 30m · 1h 10m from downtown
• Tanbark Ridge Tunnel Trail (Craggy Gardens): easy · 2 mi · +300 ft · ~45 min · 25 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Tennent Mountain via Art Loeb (Shining Rock Wilderness): moderate · 3 mi · +800 ft · ~1h 45m · 55 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Town Mountain Trail: moderate · 2.4 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 8 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Trace Ridge Trail: hard · 6.4 mi · +1500 ft · ~4h · 30 min from downtown
• Triple Falls Trail (DuPont) (DuPont State Forest): moderate · 2.6 mi · +400 ft · ~1h 20m · 45 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Trombatore Trail (Bent Creek): moderate · 3.6 mi · +600 ft · ~1h 45m · 12 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Turkey Pen Gap Trail (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 5.4 mi · +800 ft · ~2h 30m · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Turtleback Falls (Gorges State Park): easy · 1 mi · +200 ft · ~25 min · 1h 5m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Walker Falls (Montreat): easy · 0.8 mi · +100 ft · ~15 min · 40 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Wash Creek Falls (Bent Creek): easy · 1.2 mi · +150 ft · ~30 min · 18 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Wash Creek Trail: moderate · 5.8 mi · +900 ft · ~3h · 28 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Waterrock Knob to Browning Knob: hard · 4 mi · +1100 ft · ~2h 30m · 1h 5m from downtown
• Waterrock Knob Trail: moderate · 1.2 mi · +400 ft · ~35 min · 1h 5m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Weaverville Greenway: easy · 2.5 mi · +50 ft · ~45 min · 15 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Whiteside Mountain Trail: moderate · 2 mi · +500 ft · ~1h · 1h 10m from downtown · Dog friendly
• Wildcat Rock Trail (DuPont State Forest): moderate · 2.6 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 45 min from downtown
• Wintergreen Falls (DuPont State Forest): easy · 1.6 mi · +200 ft · ~30 min · 38 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Wisemans View Trail (Linville Gorge): easy · 0.4 mi · +50 ft · ~10 min · 1h 5m from downtown · Dog friendly
• World's Edge Trail at Rumbling Bald (Chimney Rock & Lake Lure): hard · 2.4 mi · +800 ft · ~1h 30m · 30 min from downtown
• Yellow Gap Trail (Pisgah National Forest): moderate · 2.6 mi · +500 ft · ~1h 15m · 35 min from downtown · Dog friendly
• Young's Ridge Trail (Bent Creek): hard · 4.4 mi · +1100 ft · ~2h 45m · 15 min from downtown