Hiking trails in Tennessee
81 routes catalogued · 34 with detail pages
Our database holds 81 named hiking routes in Tennessee. 34 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 Tennessee: Appalachian Trail (2,197 mi) · Great Eastern Trail (1,800 mi) · Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (444 mi) · Cumberland Trail (300 mi) · Benton MacKaye Trail (290 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.
Tennessee trails — curated + by length
| Trail | Length | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Trail + GA, NC, VA… | 2,197 mi | National |
| Great Eastern Trail + AL, GA, KY… | 1,800 mi | Regional |
| Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail + MS, AL | 444 mi | National |
| Cumberland Trail | 300 mi | Regional |
| Benton MacKaye Trail + GA, NC | 290 mi | Regional |
| Ducks Unlimited Park Loop + AR | 6 mi | Local |
| Clear Creek Trail | 5 mi | Local |
| Little Greenbrier Trail | 4 mi | Regional |
| Cove Mountain Trail | 2 mi | Regional |
| Clemmer Spur Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Grundy Forest Day Loop | 2 mi | |
| Azalea Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Abrams Falls Trail | — | |
| Alum Cave Trail | — | Regional |
| Balsam Point Quiet Walkway | — | Local |
| Baskins Creek Trail | — | Regional |
| Benton Falls Trail | — | Local |
| Birdsong Trail | — | Regional |
| Boulevard Trail | — | Regional |
| Bull Head Trail | — | Regional |
| Bullhead View Quiet Walkway | — | Local |
| Caldwell Rim Trail | — | Local |
| Cherokee Trail | — | |
| Chimney Tops Trail | — | Regional |
| Clarksville Riverwalk | — | |
| Clear Creek | — | |
| Clemmer Trail | — | Local |
| Cliff Top Trail | — | Local |
| Clingmans Dome Bypass Trail + NC | — | Local |
| Cove Hardwood Nature Trail | — | Local |
| Dry Pond Lead | — | Local |
| Elkmont Nature Trail | — | Local |
| Fiery Gizzard Trail | — | Local |
| Fighting Creek Nature Trail | — | Regional |
| Fork Ridge Trail + NC | — | Regional |
| Grapeyard Ridge Trail | — | Regional |
| Hemp Top | — | |
| Hickory Flats Quiet Walkway | — | Regional |
| High Point Trail | — | Local |
| High Ridge Trail | — | Regional |
| Huskey Gap Trail | — | Regional |
| Iron Mountain + GA | — | |
| Lake View Trail | — | Local |
| Lakeside Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Laurel Falls Trail | — | Regional |
| Laurel Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Lowry Cove Trail | — | |
| Mayo Wix Trail | — | Regional |
| Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 1 + NC | — | Regional |
| Mulepen Branch Track | — | Local |
| Naked Widow Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Noah 'Bud' Ogle Place Nature Trail | — | Local |
| North/South Trail + KY | — | Local |
| Old Settlers Trail | — | Regional |
| Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail + NC, SC | — | National |
| Owl Ridge Trail | — | Regional |
| Perimeter Trail | — | Local |
| Piney Point | — | Local |
| Porters Creek Trail | — | Regional |
| Rainbow Falls Trail | — | Local |
| Ramsey Cascades Trail | — | Regional |
| Riverview Quiet Walkway | — | Local |
| Road Prong Trail | — | Regional |
| Rock Creek | — | |
| Rough Creek | — | |
| Scott Mountain Trail | — | Regional |
| Shoreline Trail | — | Regional |
| Slickrock Branch Road | — | Local |
| Slickrock Loop Trail | — | Local |
| Spruce Fir Nature Trail + NC | — | Local |
| Starr Mountain Horse Trail | — | |
| Sugarland Mountain Trail | — | Regional |
| Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail | — | Local |
| Tennessee History Trail | — | Regional |
| Twin Creeks Trail | — | Local |
| Upland Trail | — | |
| Walls Of Jericho Trail + AL | — | Local |
| West Fork | — | |
| West Fork | — | |
| Wolf Ridge | — | |
| Woodchuck Hollow Trail | — | Regional |
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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.