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Best Hiking Trails near Watauga, Tennessee



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Explore hiking trails around Watauga, Tennessee. The best hike near Watauga is Pisgah National Forest Hike, a 2.2 mile out and back trail in Pisgah National Forest.


  • Hiking Trails (640)
  • Parks & Forests (35)
  1. 1
    Babel Tower Trail (in Linville Gorge)
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi
  2. 2
    Mount Rogers Loop via Appalachian Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.5 mi
  3. 3
    Roan Mountain on the AT: Carver's Gap to Hwy 19E
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 13.6 mi
  4. 4
    Mount Mitchell from Black Mountain CG via Mount Mitchell Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 11.0 mi
  5. 5
    Roan Mtn: Grassy Ridge Bald via Appalachian Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.9 mi
  6. 6
    Linville River via Spence Ridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.4 mi
  7. 7
    Boone Fork Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.7 mi
  8. 8
    Elk Knob
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.7 mi
  9. 9
    168 Loop via Buncombe Horse Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.7 mi
  10. 10
    Virginia Creeper Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 17.7 mi

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Pisgah National Forest
Cherokee National Forest
Jefferson National Forest
Jefferson National Forest
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Cherokee National Forest
Linville Gorge Wilderness
South Mountains State Park
Grayson Highlands State Park
Lewis Fork Wilderness
Mount Mitchell State Park
Grandfather Mountain State Park
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness
Jefferson National Forest
Lake James State Park
Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park
Warriors Path State Park
Pond Mountain Wilderness
Warriors Path State Park
Raccoon Branch Wilderness
Garden Mountain Wilderness
Roan Mountain State Park
New River State Park
Elk Knob State Park
Tuttle Educational State Forest
Unaka Mountain Wilderness
Warriors Path State Park
Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
Kingdom Come State Park