Hiking trails in Alabama
100 routes catalogued · 13 with detail pages
Our database holds 100 named hiking routes in Alabama. 13 have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed here with their name, length, and network type.
Long-distance trails crossing Alabama: Great Eastern Trail (1,800 mi) · Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (444 mi) · Pinhoti Trail (335 mi)
Always check current trail conditions, permits, and water sources with the maintaining organisation before heading out. Many western trails are impassable for half the year due to snow.
Alabama trails — curated + by length
| Trail | Length | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Great Eastern Trail + GA, TN, KY… | 1,800 mi | Regional |
| Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail + MS, TN | 444 mi | National |
| Pinhoti Trail + GA | 335 mi | Regional |
| Bartram National Recreational Trail | 8 mi | Local |
| South Plateau Loop | 4 mi | Local |
| Lowline Railroad Trail | 3 mi | Local |
| Jones Branch Loop Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Fire Tower Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Stone Cuts Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Abby | — | Local |
| Alabama Reunion Trail | — | Local |
| Bailey Cove Trail | — | Local |
| Bankhead Trail | — | Local |
| Beech Springs Nature Trail, Milepost 266 | — | |
| Bethel Creek Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Bill and Marion Certain Trail | — | Local |
| Birdsfoot | — | Local |
| Blue Trail | — | Local |
| Bulldog Trail | — | Local |
| Campfire Trail | — | Local |
| Carpenter Trail | — | Local |
| Cave Trail | — | Local |
| Chalet Trail | — | Local |
| Chasco Trail | — | Local |
| Chittamwood Trail | — | Local |
| Cold Springs Trail | — | Local |
| Conecuh Trail | — | Local |
| Coon Creek National Recreation Trail | — | Local |
| Creek Loop | — | Local |
| Cutoff Trail | — | Local |
| Desoto Scout Trail | — | Local |
| Dogwood | — | Local |
| Driskell Trail | — | Local |
| Eastern Continental Trail (Alabama roadwalk) + FL | — | International |
| Easy Rider | — | Local |
| Fallen Oak | — | Local |
| Falling Sink Trail | — | Local |
| Family Bike Loop | — | Local |
| Fanning Trail | — | Local |
| Footsteps Through History Trail, Milepost 385.9 | — | |
| Forrest Harmony | — | Local |
| Gilliam Loop | — | Local |
| Glenn Sebastian 5k Route | — | |
| Glenn Sebastian Blue Loop | — | |
| Glenn Sebastian White Loop | — | |
| Glenn Sebastian Yellow Loop | — | |
| Green Mountain Recreational Preserve Trail | — | Local |
| Green Trail | — | Local |
| Heflin Spur | — | Local |
| John B Scott Forever Wild Trail | — | Local |
| Jones Valley Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Knotty Pine Mountain Bike Trail | — | Local |
| Lake Guntersville State Park National Recreation Trail | — | Local |
| Lake Lurleen State Park National Recreation Trail | — | Local |
| Little Foot Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Little River Canyon National Preserve, the Trail of Tears | — | |
| Lowry Trail | — | Local |
| Mill Trail | — | Local |
| Moonshine Trail | — | Local |
| Mountain Mist Trail | — | Local |
| Nature | — | Local |
| Nature Trail | — | Local |
| Never Never Land Mountain Bike Trail | — | Local |
| Never Neverland Bypass | — | Local |
| Old Road | — | Local |
| Old Silver Trail | — | Local |
| Orange Silver Connector | — | Local |
| Orange Trail | — | Local |
| Pine | — | Local |
| Pinhoti Trail - GET Portion + GA | — | |
| Red Trail | — | Local |
| Reservoir Overlook & Chisha Foka Trail, Milepost 105.6 | — | |
| Rockledge | — | Local |
| Rocky | — | Local |
| Rocky Nightmare | — | Local |
| Scout Trail | — | Local |
| Silver Trail | — | Local |
| Slab Creek | — | Local |
| Smokerise Trail | — | Local |
| Spring Trail | — | Local |
| Stevenson Trail | — | Local |
| Sugar Tree Trail | — | Local |
| Swan Creek Greenway Trail | — | Local |
| The Knob Exit Trail | — | Local |
| Totty Lane bicycle camp, Milepost 408, southern terminus of Highland Rim - Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail | — | |
| Trail Of Trees | — | Local |
| Trail Sign by the Sinkhole | — | |
| Trail of Tears Bell Route on the Natchez Trace, Milepost 370 | — | |
| Trail of Tears Benge Route on the Natchez Trace, Milepost 400.2 | — | |
| Trail of Tears Water Route Overlook on the Natchez Trace, Milepost 328.7 | — | |
| Turkey Creek Nature Preserve National Recreation Trail | — | Local |
| Varnedoe Trail | — | Local |
| Vizzney Land | — | Local |
| Wade Mountain Nature Reserve National Recreation Trails | — | Local |
| Walls Of Jericho Trail + TN | — | Local |
| Walsingham Trail | — | Local |
| Well | — | Local |
| West Bluff Trail | — | Local |
| White Trail | — | Local |
| Whole Planet Trail | — | Local |
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About this list
Trail data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) plus a hand-curated set of America's 11 National Scenic Trails and 26 well-known regional long-distance trails. Multi-state trails appear under each state they pass through. See our methodology page.