Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Matthews, North Carolina
Matthews, North Carolina
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More

Boone Fork Trail
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 583' Up 177.64 m Up • 581' Down 177.18 m Down

Profile Trail
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 1,832' Up 558.34 m Up • 230' Down 70.08 m Down

Grandfather Trail
2.0 mi 3.3 km • 1,136' Up 346.31 m Up • 503' Down 153.37 m Down

Shortoff Mountain Trail
7.7 mi 12.4 km • 3,035' Up 925.02 m Up • 914' Down 278.55 m Down

Hawksbill Mountain Trail
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 687' Up 209.44 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down

Table Rock Summit Trail
0.7 mi 1.1 km • 550' Up 167.71 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down

Uwharrie Trail Extension
6.3 mi 10.1 km • 1,114' Up 339.65 m Up • 773' Down 235.68 m Down

Colbert Ridge Trail
3.7 mi 6.0 km • 2,964' Up 903.43 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down

Ridgeline Trail
8.3 mi 13.3 km • 1,032' Up 314.57 m Up • 428' Down 130.53 m Down

Linville Gorge Trail
14.0 mi 22.5 km • 3,096' Up 943.65 m Up • 1,080' Down 329.23 m Down

Weed Patch Mountain Trail
7.6 mi 12.2 km • 2,459' Up 749.43 m Up • 535' Down 163 m Down

Rich Mountain Road
5.0 mi 8.1 km • 612' Up 186.67 m Up • 220' Down 67.03 m Down

Uwharrie National Recreation Trail
20.1 mi 32.4 km • 2,831' Up 863 m Up • 2,807' Down 855.66 m Down

Murray's Mill Pond Loop Trail
1.8 mi 2.9 km • 61' Up 18.51 m Up • 57' Down 17.23 m Down

Catawba Riverfront Greenway
1.4 mi 2.3 km • 27' Up 8.08 m Up • 7' Down 2.15 m Down
Daniel Boone Scout Trail
2.9 mi 4.6 km • 1,757' Up 535.47 m Up • 23' Down 7.1 m Down

Mineral Springs Greenway
1.8 mi 2.9 km • 6' Up 1.82 m Up • 79' Down 24.11 m Down
Shiner's Run Trail
2.3 mi 3.8 km • 121' Up 36.84 m Up • 58' Down 17.78 m Down

Crabtree Falls Trail
2.7 mi 4.4 km • 607' Up 184.99 m Up • 587' Down 178.82 m Down
Lake Loop (#5)
1.5 mi 2.5 km • 164' Up 50.04 m Up • 174' Down 53.04 m Down
Blue Point
0.3 mi 0.5 km • 52' Up 15.71 m Up • 44' Down 13.35 m Down

Plunge Basin Trail
0.9 mi 1.5 km • 337' Up 102.69 m Up • 233' Down 71.09 m Down
Sugar Creek Greenway: I-485 to Polk Historic Site
1.9 mi 3.0 km • 53' Up 16.02 m Up • 71' Down 21.77 m Down
Sherrills Pass
1.4 mi 2.2 km • 71' Up 21.63 m Up • 112' Down 34.28 m Down