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Best Hiking Trails near Murphy, North Carolina



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Explore hiking trails around Murphy, North Carolina. The best hike near Murphy is Chimney Tops, a 3.9 mile out and back trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.


  • Hiking Trails (1,494)
  • Parks & Forests (31)
  1. 1
    Chimney Tops
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 3.9 mi
  2. 2
    The Horseshoe via Abrams Falls Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.2 mi
  3. 3
    Blood Mountain Loop via Appalachian Trail and Freeman
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.8 mi
  4. 4
    Piney Mountain via Raven Cliffs
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.9 mi
  5. 5
    Clingmans Dome Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.7 mi
  6. 6
    Buckhorn Gap Loop via Lumber Ridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.9 mi
  7. 7
    Cucumber Gap Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.5 mi
  8. 8
    Standing Indian Mountain Loop via Appalachian Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 23.6 mi
  9. 9
    Charlies Bunion via Appalachian Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.3 mi
  10. 10
    Springer Mountain via Appalachian Approach Trail alt
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 8.3 mi

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Pisgah National Forest
Cherokee National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Sumter National Forest
Cherokee National Forest
Cohutta Wilderness
Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
Blood Mountain Wilderness
Tray Mountain Wilderness
Raven Cliffs Wilderness
Citico Creek Wilderness
Fort Mountain State Park
Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Big Frog Wilderness
Black Rock Mountain State Park
Smithgall Woods State Park
Unicoi State Park
Brasstown Wilderness
Amicalola Falls State Park
Bald River Gorge Wilderness
Rich Mountain Wilderness
Red Clay State Historic Park
Fort Loudon State Historic Park
Little Frog Mountain Wilderness
Don Carter State Park
Moccasin Creek State Park
Gee Creek Wilderness