Piney Knob Trail System
Active Life
Why pick this one
Piney Knob Trail offers 13.5 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails across Murphy's 700+ acre Watershed property.
Best for
- Hikers seeking multiple loop options in Murphy
- Mountain bikers seeking a 5.1-mile main loop
- Visitors wanting trails with river crossings and native rhododendron thickets
- Visitors needing an all-vehicle-accessible paved entry road
Look elsewhere if
- Someone is seeking an indoor recreation facility
- Someone needs a service outside hiking or mountain biking
Specialties
- Hiking trails
- Mountain biking trails
- The Gobbler 5.1-mile loop
- Rhodo-Coaster 3.75-mile loop with river crossings
- Inner-loop trails including The Grape Smuggler and The Flaming Azalea
Certifications
- Southern Appalachian Bicycle Association (SABA), 501(c)(3) nonprofit
What makes them different
- 13.5 miles of trails are open on the 700+ acre Murphy Watershed property
- The entry road has been paved and is accessible to all vehicles
- The Gobbler loop has approximately 414 feet of elevation change
- Rhodo-Coaster crosses several rivers and passes through native rhododendron thickets
- The system includes multiple loop trails and the 0.75-mile Fain Espresso out-and-back
- Serves
- Murphy
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- Piney Knob, Murphy, NC 28906
- Website
- http://www.pineyknobtrails.com/
Services
- Public hiking trail access
- Public mountain biking trail access
- Trail system access and maintenance