Watauga County

United States · North Carolina

About Watauga County

Discover Watauga County: mountain guide, activities and travel information.

Day	Min / max	Sky	Precipitation	Sunshine
dim. 4 oct.	13 / 20 °C	drizzle	dry	1 h sun
lun. 5 oct.	11 / 21 °C	partly cloudy	dry	8 h sun
mar. 6 oct.	8 / 20 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
mer. 7 oct.	9 / 22 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
jeu. 8 oct.	12 / 23 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
ven. 9 oct.	13 / 23 °C	overcast	dry	2 h sun
sam. 10 oct.	12 / 20 °C	overcast	dry	1 h sun
dim. 11 oct.	12 / 14 °C	rain showers	dry	0 h sun
lun. 12 oct.	12 / 15 °C	drizzle	dry	0 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-10-03 22:52 UTC.

8 curated hiking trails around Watauga County, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 5

136.6 km · +4462 m

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a developing long distance hiking trail, which connects the Great Smokys to the Outer Banks. The trail is an official unit of the NC State Park System, and it is supported by the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.
Summit Trail

3.1 km · +298 m
Boat Rock

2.6 km · +96 m
Green Knob Trail

2.3 km · +115 m
Blue Ridge Conservancy Trail

3.3 km · +86 m
Boone Fork Trail

4.1 km · +87 m
Boone Fork Trail

2.4 km · +56 m
China Creek Trail

2.6 km · +0 m