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Best Hiking Trails near Highlands, North Carolina

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

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  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
    Blood Mountain Loop via Appalachian Trail and Freeman
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.8 mi
  5. 5
    Piney Mountain via Raven Cliffs
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.9 mi
  6. 6
    Mount Sterling Loop via Baxter Creek and Big Creek Trails
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 16.7 mi
  7. 7
    Clingmans Dome Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.7 mi
  8. 8
    Drift Falls via Rainbow Falls Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.9 mi
  9. 9
    Cucumber Gap Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.5 mi
  10. 10
    Buckhorn Gap Loop via Lumber Ridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.9 mi

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