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Best Hiking Trails near Franklin, North Carolina

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

  • Hiking Trails (1,937)
  • Parks & Forests (30)
  1. 1
    Looking Glass Rock
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 2.7 mi
  2. 2
    Ramsey Cascades
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.9 mi
  3. 3
    Chimney Tops
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 3.9 mi
  4. 4
    The Horseshoe via Abrams Falls Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.2 mi
  5. 5
    Blood Mountain Loop via Appalachian Trail and Freeman
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.8 mi
  6. 6
    Piney Mountain via Raven Cliffs
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.9 mi
  7. 7
    Mount Sterling Loop via Baxter Creek and Big Creek Trails
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 16.7 mi
  8. 8
    Clingmans Dome Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.7 mi
  9. 9
    Drift Falls via Rainbow Falls Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.9 mi
  10. 10
    Buckhorn Gap Loop via Lumber Ridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.9 mi

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Shining Rock Wilderness
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
Blood Mountain Wilderness
Gorges State Park
Middle Prong Wilderness
Citico Creek Wilderness
Tray Mountain Wilderness
Raven Cliffs Wilderness
Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Smithgall Woods State Park
Black Rock Mountain State Park
Unicoi State Park
Brasstown Wilderness
Bald River Gorge Wilderness
Amicalola Falls State Park
Oconee State Park
Rich Mountain Wilderness
Sadlers Creek State Park
Fort Loudon State Historic Park
Moccasin Creek State Park
Pisgah View State Park
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest