Best hikes in Middle Prong Wilderness
Ambleway maps 10 hikes in Middle Prong Wilderness, from a 2.2-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Buckeye Gap Trail via Lickstone Ridge Road. The biggest climb is Green Mountain Trail, gaining 4,303 ft, and the network tops out at 6,114 ft.
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Mount Hardy & Mt Hardy Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 788 ft
- Split Falls & Flat Laurel Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Sam Knob–Split Falls, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,068 ft
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4)–Buckeye Gap Trail Loop, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,548 ft
- Devils Courthouse–Devils Courthouse Viewpoint, 5 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft
- Green Mountain Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 4,303 ft
- View Devils Courthouse (MP 422.4)–Devils Courthouse Trail, 3 sights 13 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft
- Buckeye Gap Trail via Lickstone Ridge Road 14.4 mi · ▲ 2,702 ft
- Silvermine Bald–Split Falls, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,226 ft