Find Your Trail In Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, And The Blue Ridge Foothills

North Carolina is the Great Trails State and Rutherford County is a perfect place to enjoy trails of ALL types!

Here, you will find a trail for everyone. We invite bikers, hikers, paddlers, walkers, and riders. We invite amblers and explorers. Our paths are a place to recreate and connect with each other and with nature. Let's blaze and sustain our trails together. Let's move, play and discover together.

Discover our great Trails!

Explore the Great Outdoors of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, and the Blue Ridge Foothills! From the incredible beauty of Hickory Nut Gorge and the Blue Ridge Mountains to quaint main streets, our beautiful area provides endless trail opportunities for all ages.

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Walk & Hike

See the sights, and soak up the great outdoors!

Thermal Belt Rail Trail- 13.5 mile, 12' wide paved trail that connects the five small towns at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Ruth, Spindale, Rutherfordton, and Forest City.
Purple Martin Trail- 2-mile, 10-foot wide paved trail that connects Kiwanis Park and Crestview Park.
Chimney Rock State Park- 4+ miles of multiple trails that range in difficulty.
Young's Mountain Trail- 4.2-mile round-trip hike where at summit you can enjoy a spectacular view of Lake Lure, sheer rock faces of Rumbling Bald, Shumont Mountain, and Eagle Rock.

See more walking and hiking trails here.

Bike

Pedal your way along paved flat surfaces or challenge yourself with dirt trails through the trees.

Buffalo Creek Park- 3.5 mile loop designed with mountain bikers in mind, it features banked turns, rollers, and berms.
Weed Patch Mountain Trail- 8.6 mile trail extending from the highest point on the Buffalo Creek Park blue loop up the Eagle Rock where you get an incredible view of the surrounding mountains. The trail is a backcountry experience with no other connecting trails on its entire length.

For more information about road cycling and mountain biking click here.