National Historic Site · North Carolina

Trails in Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

12 named trails · 4 miles · 0 with the Park Service's own write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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12 trails, A to Z.

Connecting Trail

10 ft of descent · 2,299 ft–2,313 ft · hiking

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FL - Contact Station Trail

2,172 ft–2,178 ft · hiking

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FL - Front Lake Trail - HS-46G

0.4 mi one way · 2,165 ft–2,175 ft · hiking

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FL - Rock Hill Trail

0.2 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 2,185 ft–2,299 ft · hiking

Visitor centers

Along the way Visitor Center

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GB - Orchard Trail

0.1 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · 2,261 ft–2,279 ft · hiking

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Glassy Mountain Trail

0.1 mi one way · about 150 ft of climbing · 2,358 ft–2,509 ft · hiking

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GM - Glassy Mountain Trail - HS - 46C

1.3 mi one way · about 500 ft of climbing · 2,272 ft–2,778 ft · hiking

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GM - Little Glassy Mountain Trail - HS - 46B

0.4 mi one way · about 80 ft of climbing · 150 ft of descent · 2,282 ft–2,423 ft · hiking

Visitor centers

Along the way Visitor Center

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GM - Memminger Trail - HS- 46A

0.5 mi one way · about 70 ft of climbing · 2,298 ft–2,357 ft · hiking

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GM - Spring Trail - HS-46D

0.3 mi one way · 70 ft of descent · 2,279 ft–2,345 ft · hiking

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MH - Front Drive Walk Trail, S-07

0.2 mi one way · about 80 ft of climbing · 2,176 ft–2,257 ft · hiking

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Path to Barn

0.1 mi one way · 10 ft of descent · 2,264 ft–2,275 ft · hiking

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More hikes the Park Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

Outdoor Pursuits and Trail Map · dogs allowed
Enjoy the solitude of Connemara. Hike its many trails and take from it the energy to avoid diversions. The park offers 5 miles of hiking trails ranging from easy to moderately strenuous.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.