Best Hiking Trails in Alabama | Trailmonger

About hiking in Alabama

Alabama has 1,097 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 1,790 miles, an average of 1.6 miles each. The longest is Pinhoti Trail - GET Portion in Cleburne County, at 66.0 miles. 63 run 5 miles or longer. 35 of the state's counties have at least one; Madison County has the most, with 231 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Pinhoti Trail - GET PortionHikeCleburne County66.0 mi Pinhoti TrailHikeCleburne County61.9 mi Eastern Continental Trail (Alabama roadwalk)HikeCrenshaw County49.5 mi Conecuh TrailHikeCovington County37.8 mi Lake Guntersville State Park National Recreation TrailHikeMarshall County31.1 mi Pinhoti TrailHikeCherokee County27.8 mi Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry TrailHikeBaldwin County26.0 mi Lake Lurleen State Park National Recreation TrailHikeTuscaloosa County19.5 mi Pinhoti TrailHikeClay County17.3 mi Never Never Land Mountain Bike TrailHikeMTBDeKalb County16.6 mi Bartram National Recreational TrailHikeMacon County16.2 mi Silver TrailHikeMTBDeKalb County15.0 mi Green Mountain Recreational Preserve TrailHikeMadison County13.8 mi Perdido TrailHikeBaldwin County13.5 mi Aldridge Creek GreenwayHikeMTBMadison County13.5 mi Fanning TrailHikeMTBMadison County12.3 mi Pinhoti TrailHikeCoosa County11.6 mi Mountain Mist TrailHikeMTBMadison County11.6 mi Piedmont Horse LoopHikeCleburne County11.4 mi Desoto Scout TrailHikeDeKalb County11.1 mi Richard Martin Trail (walking)HikeLimestone County10.8 mi Pine Torch Horse LoopHikeMTBLawrence County9.9 mi Wade Mountain Nature Reserve National Recreation TrailsHikeMadison County9.8 mi Tashka TrailHikeMTBTuscaloosa County9.7 mi Sweetwater Horse TrailHikeMTBCleburne County9.7 mi

Trails 26–50

Bold Destiny Horse TrailHikeMTBMacon County9.5 mi Key Mill Horse LoopHikeMTBLawrence County9.2 mi CCC TrailHikeMTBLee County9.1 mi Honeycomb TrailHikeMTBMarshall County8.6 mi John B Scott Forever Wild TrailHikeElmore County8.6 mi Southern TraverseHikeMTBCalhoun County8.2 mi Mike Thompson LoopHikeMTBMobile County7.8 mi Bugg Mill Hollow LoopHikeColbert County7.8 mi Redstone Arsenal GreenwayHikeMTBMadison County7.8 mi Varnedoe TrailHikeMTBMadison County7.3 mi Indian Creek GreenwayHikeMTBMadison County6.9 mi Gilliam LoopHikeMTBDeKalb County6.8 mi South Plateau LoopHikeMadison County6.7 mi Mitchell Ridge TrailHikeLawrence County6.7 mi Alabama Reunion TrailHikeTallapoosa County6.6 mi Yoholo Micco, the Creek Indian TrailHikeMTBBarbour County6.6 mi Swan Creek Greenway TrailHikeLimestone County6.6 mi Larry and Ronna Dykes TrailHikeHouston County6.5 mi Skyway Loop Hiking Trail (USFS 62)HikeClay County6.5 mi BlueHikeShelby County6.4 mi Walls of Jericho TrailHikeJackson County6.4 mi Tuscaloosa City WalkHikeMTBTuscaloosa County6.3 mi WhiteHikeShelby County6.2 mi East Side TrailHikeMTBCullman County6.1 mi Foothills Trail (Yellow)HikeShelby County6.1 mi

Trails 51–75

Smokerise TrailHikeMTBMadison County6.0 mi Heflin SpurHikeCleburne County6.0 mi Road 5HikeDeKalb County6.0 mi Chalet TrailHikeMTBDeKalb County6.0 mi Chinnabee Silent TrailHikeClay County5.7 mi Bulldog TrailHikeMTBMadison County5.6 mi Red RoadHikeMTBShelby County5.5 mi Family Bike LoopHikeMTBDeKalb County5.4 mi Iron LegsHikeMTBCalhoun County5.4 mi West Side TrailHikeMTBCullman County5.2 mi Little Cove GreenwayHikeMTBMadison County5.1 mi South TrailHikeMTBCullman County5.0 mi Jones Branch Loop TrailHikeLauderdale County5.0 mi Bomb DogHikeMTBCalhoun County4.9 mi For Pete's SakeHikeLee County4.8 mi ChilhoweeHikeMTBCalhoun County4.8 mi White TrailHikeMTBDeKalb County4.7 mi Arrowhead TrailHikeMTBMadison County4.7 mi Northwest Wild Horse/Wagon TrailHikeMTBLawrence County4.7 mi Bunyan Hill Wild Horse/Wagon TrailHikeMTBLawrence County4.7 mi Mayor James E. Grimes River WalkHikeCoffee County4.6 mi Conecuh South Loop TrailHikeCovington County4.5 mi Lookout Wild Hiking Trail (203)HikeLawrence County4.5 mi JCC Blue Trail Main LoopHikeMTBJefferson County4.4 mi Eastern Continental TrailHikeCoosa County4.2 mi

Trails 76–100

Sipsey Wild Hiking TrailHikeLawrence County4.2 mi Odum TrailHikeClay County4.2 mi Tennessee River WestHikeMTBMadison County4.1 mi Citronelle Walking TrailHikeMobile County4.1 mi Shades Creek Greenway (Lakeshore Trail)HikeMTBJefferson County4.0 mi Nubbin Creek TrailHikeClay County3.9 mi Glenn Sebastian Nature TrailsHikeMobile County3.9 mi Campfire TrailHikeTallapoosa County3.8 mi Sylaward Mtb Maintrunk TrailHikeTalladega County3.8 mi Bill and Marion Certain TrailHikeMTBMadison County3.8 mi Braziel Creek Trail (207)HikeLawrence County3.8 mi Pine Beach TrailHikeMTBBaldwin County3.8 mi Short Horse LoopHikeCleburne County3.7 mi Brushy Creek Horse LoopHikeMTBLawrence County3.7 mi Sunset Drive TrailHikeMarshall County3.5 mi Goose Pond Colony Nature and Walking TrailHikeJackson County3.5 mi Eagle Nest Island LoopHikeMTBLimestone County3.5 mi Golf Course LoopHikeMarshall County3.4 mi Cave Creek TrailHikeClay County3.4 mi Green Mountain TrailHikeMadison County3.4 mi High TrailHikeMTBMadison County3.4 mi Orange TrailHikeDeKalb County3.4 mi White RoadHikeMTBCleburne County3.3 mi Tom BevilHikeMarshall County3.3 mi Military RoadHikeCalhoun County3.3 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Counties 31–35

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.