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Best Hiking Trails near Columbus, North Carolina

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Explore hiking trails around Columbus, North Carolina. The best hike near Columbus is Looking Glass Rock, a 2.7 mile oneway in .

  • Hiking Trails (801)
  • Parks & Forests (31)
  1. 1
    Looking Glass Rock
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 2.7 mi
  2. 2
    Babel Tower Trail (in Linville Gorge)
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi
  3. 3
    Crowders Mountain Loop via Crowders Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.7 mi
  4. 4
    Drift Falls via Rainbow Falls Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.9 mi
  5. 5
    Graveyard Fields Loop including Upper Falls
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.1 mi
  6. 6
    Mount Mitchell from Black Mountain CG via Mount Mitchell Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 11.0 mi
  7. 7
    Pink Beds Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.1 mi
  8. 8
    Cold Mountain via Art Loeb Trail (from Daniel Boone Scout Camp)
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.0 mi
  9. 9
    Table Rock Trail to the Summit
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.9 mi
  10. 10
    Catawba Falls
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.1 mi

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Gorges State Park
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Crowders Mountain State Park
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