About trails in Madison County, Alabama

Madison County has 275 named trails on the map, covering 587 miles in total, an average of 2.1 miles per trail. That is the 1st largest mapped trail network among 37 counties in Alabama. 224 of them are tagged for hiking and 180 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Bike Route 69, at 21.3 miles. 31 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 37 trailheads, 17 campsites, 4 waterfalls, and 36 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Huntsville, Harvest, and Paint Rock.

What the trails in Madison County are like

By length, 146 are under a mile, 98 run 1 to 5 miles, and 31 are 5 miles or longer. 25 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Fanning Trail, at 12.2 miles.

Of the 143 with a difficulty rating, 88 easy, 52 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 275 with measured elevation, Fanning Trail climbs the most, about 3,802 ft, and 7 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

587Total miles

17Campsites

36Boat launches

4Waterfalls

37Trailheads

Bike Route 69MTB21.3 mi Bike Route 59MTB15.9 mi Bike Route 55 southMTB14.5 mi Bike Route 55 northMTB14.5 mi Bike Route 70MTB13.9 mi Green Mountain Recreational Preserve TrailHike13.8 mi Bike Route 71 (proposed) - North/SouthMTB13.3 mi Aldridge Creek GreenwayHikeMTB12.7 mi Fanning TrailHikeMTB12.3 mi Bike Route 60 eastMTB12.2 mi Mountain Mist TrailHikeMTB11.6 mi Bike Route 30 (proposed)MTB11.5 mi Bike Route 60 westMTB11.4 mi Bike Route 64 westMTB11.0 mi Bike Route 64 eastMTB11.0 mi Bike Route 50MTB10.6 mi Wade Mountain Nature Reserve National Recreation TrailsHike9.8 mi Bike Route 74MTB9.6 mi Bike Route 75 (proposed)MTB7.8 mi Redstone Arsenal GreenwayHikeMTB7.8 mi Bike Route 51 south/westMTB7.6 mi Bike Route 51 north/eastMTB7.5 mi Varnedoe TrailHikeMTB7.3 mi Bike Route 45MTB7.1 mi Indian Creek GreenwayHikeMTB6.9 mi South Plateau LoopHike6.7 mi Bike Route 55 (proposed)MTB6.6 mi Smokerise TrailHikeMTB6.0 mi Bulldog TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Bike Route 73 (proposed)MTB5.4 mi Little Cove GreenwayHikeMTB5.1 mi Bike Route 31 southMTB4.8 mi bicycleMTB4.8 mi Bike Route 31 northMTB4.8 mi Arrowhead TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Proposed Connector Bike Routes - East/WestMTB4.5 mi Bike Route 76MTB4.3 mi Bike Route 40MTB4.2 mi John Hunt Park Mountain Bike Course3.9 mi Bill and Marion Certain TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Bike Route 74 (proposed)MTB3.8 mi Green Mountain TrailHike3.4 mi High TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Bike Route 22MTB3.4 mi Bike Route 54MTB3.2 mi Bike Route 53MTB3.2 mi West Bluff TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Jeff's LoopHike3.1 mi Bike Route 49MTB3.1 mi Sugar Tree TrailHike3.0 mi PatriotHikeMTB2.9 mi Bradford Creek GreenwayHikeMTB2.8 mi Bucca Family Bike TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Proposed Connector Bike Route - East/WestMTB2.7 mi Bike Route 41 northMTB2.7 mi Bike Route 41 southMTB2.7 mi Natural Well TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Big Cove Creek GreenwayHikeMTB2.6 mi Goat TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Tennessee River GreenwayHikeMTB2.4 mi McKay Hollow TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Cold Springs TrailHike2.3 mi Hughes Road GreenwayHikeMTB2.1 mi Flint River GreenwayHikeMTB2.1 mi Wagon TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Buck HorseshoeHike2.0 mi Elgie's Walk GreenwayHikeMTB2.0 mi Harvest Square Recreational Preserve TrailHike2.0 mi Bike Route 52MTB2.0 mi Chasco TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Mill TrailHike2.0 mi Weeden Loop WestHikeMTB2.0 mi Bluffline TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Wade Mountain TrailHike1.9 mi Blake's CabinHike1.9 mi Bankhead TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi North Plateau LoopHikeMTB1.8 mi Old Railroad Bed TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Legacy Loop TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Alms House TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Driskell TrailHike1.8 mi Big BluffHike1.7 mi Stone Cuts TrailHike1.7 mi Madkin Loop WestHikeMTB1.7 mi Two Mountain TrailHike1.7 mi Carpenter TrailHike1.7 mi Rocky NightmareHikeMTB1.7 mi Hays Farm TrailsHike1.7 mi Devil's Racetrack TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Weeden Loop EastHikeMTB1.6 mi Fire Tower TrailHike1.6 mi Firetower TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Bike Route 60 (proposed)MTB1.5 mi Deer Walk TrailHike1.4 mi Madkin Loop EastHikeMTB1.4 mi Young - Kennedy TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Rainbow Mountain Loop TrailHike1.4 mi Bostick TrailHike1.4 mi Logan Point TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Huntsville Bike Route 31AMTB1.4 mi Keel Mountain PreserveHike1.3 mi Dummy Line TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Sinks TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Rock Garden TrailHike1.3 mi Whole Planet TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Keith TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Warpath Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Trough Springs TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Jones Valley Loop TrailHike1.3 mi Fossil Bench TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Toll Gate GreenwayHikeMTB1.2 mi Trailhead GreenwayHikeMTB1.2 mi Bankhead Parkway NortheastHikeMTB1.2 mi Falling Sink TrailHike1.2 mi SaturnHikeMTB1.2 mi Mill Creek GreenwayHikeMTB1.2 mi Terry TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Lowry TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Pancake HollowHike1.1 mi Bike Route 47MTB1.1 mi Weatherly Mountain TrailHike1.1 mi Wade's ReturnHike1.1 mi NarniaHike1.1 mi Alum Hollow TrailHike1.0 mi Stevenson TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Harris TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Talus Connector TrailHike1.0 mi Senators TrailHike1.0 mi Fowler TrailHike1.0 mi ChinookHikeMTB1.0 mi Chittamwood TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi ClaymoreHikeMTB0.9 mi Deer Run TrailHike0.9 mi Rock Bluff TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Bob Jones Cross Country TrailHike0.9 mi Talus TrailHike0.9 mi Tollgate TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Mountain ManHike0.9 mi Wade Mountain GreenwayHikeMTB0.9 mi Waterline TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi ApolloHikeMTB0.8 mi Ja-Moo-Ko Loop TrailHike0.8 mi Flint TrailHike0.8 mi Black HawkHikeMTB0.8 mi Moonshine TrailHike0.8 mi Walsingham TrailHike0.8 mi Thorneywood TrailHike0.8 mi Rena's RunHike0.8 mi Abby RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi John's Retreat TrailHike0.8 mi M.O.A.BMTB0.8 mi ArtemisHikeMTB0.8 mi ComancheHikeMTB0.8 mi Mist OppertunityHikeMTB0.8 mi Rockwall TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Bike Route 76 (proposed)MTB0.7 mi Fagan SpringsHikeMTB0.7 mi Garner St Multi-Use PathwayHikeMTB0.7 mi HellfireHikeMTB0.7 mi ApacheHikeMTB0.7 mi Hadley HillHike0.7 mi Bethel Creek Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Dry Creek TrailHike0.7 mi Buzzard's Roost TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Spring Branch GreenwayHikeMTB0.6 mi Shovelton TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Eastern View TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Redstone Gateway Greenway0.6 mi Hudson Alpha Double Helix PathHike0.6 mi Wildflower TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi FoxtrotHikeMTB0.6 mi Miss BakerHikeMTB0.6 mi Piney Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Primitive TrailHike0.6 mi CobraHikeMTB0.6 mi Bailey Cove TrailHike0.6 mi ReaperHikeMTB0.6 mi StingerHikeMTB0.6 mi Jim's Connector TrailHike0.6 mi Silo TrailHike0.6 mi Secondary TrailHike0.6 mi East Plateau TrailHike0.5 mi Miss AbelHikeMTB0.5 mi AtlasHike0.5 mi Karate MonkeyMTB0.5 mi Bike Route 31 (proposed)MTB0.5 mi Veteran's Park GreenwayHikeMTB0.5 mi Bike Route 73A (proposed) - East/WestMTB0.5 mi Oak ParkHikeMTB0.5 mi Tally-HoMTB0.5 mi Tall Tupelo TrailHike0.5 mi Bluebell HollerMTB0.5 mi Rainbolt TrailHike0.5 mi NottinghamHike0.5 mi Big Cove TurnpikeHikeMTB0.4 mi Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary Service RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Sherwood ForestHike0.4 mi Viduta Pike TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Aviation PondHike0.4 mi Watts TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi High PointHike0.4 mi Panther Knob TrailHike0.4 mi Oak Park TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi StonewallHikeMTB0.4 mi Dallas BranchHikeMTB0.4 mi The Cockpit TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Re-EntryHikeMTB0.4 mi PershingHikeMTB0.3 mi Wild TrailHike0.3 mi West Plateau TrailHike0.3 mi Surrender TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Full MonteMTB0.3 mi S&RC Field TrailHike0.3 mi Cotton Valley TrailHike0.3 mi Rainwater FallsHike0.3 mi Shea-D-LaneHikeMTB0.3 mi KiowaHikeMTB0.3 mi Wade Mountain Greenway TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Altenkirch Lawn East PathHike0.3 mi The PortalHikeMTB0.3 mi Bog TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Three Caves LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi Bankhead Trail (Bike Only)MTB0.3 mi Dublin Farms GreenwayHikeMTB0.3 mi Big Spring Park GreenwayHikeMTB0.3 mi Eagle TrailHike0.3 mi LoggersHike0.3 mi Spring TrailHike0.3 mi Pete's TrailHike0.3 mi Logan Point Alternate TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Gravel RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Altenkirch Lawn West PathHike0.3 mi Old Providence TrailHike0.3 mi Waterfall LoopHike0.3 mi Fox ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi ExplorerHikeMTB0.2 mi Stone Cut Trail (Hike Only)Hike0.2 mi Gas Light TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Cold Springs Trail (Interpretive)HikeMTB0.2 mi Old Quarry TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Gravel Bar TrailHike0.2 mi Discovery North TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Oak Park ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Gnarly SinksMTB0.2 mi Sherwood North Desire PathHike0.2 mi Beaver Dam TrailHike0.2 mi MercuryHikeMTB0.2 mi Balance Rock TrailHike0.2 mi Bluebell AlternateMTB0.2 mi Sublett PointHike0.2 mi Discovery South TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi D Breaze WayHikeMTB0.2 mi Little Foot Loop TrailHike0.2 mi GeminiHikeMTB0.2 mi Patriot-Chinook ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi HAMR Beginners LoopMTB0.2 mi Mountain CampHike0.2 mi Belue TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Monte Sano TrailsHikeMTB0.2 mi Chestnut TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Logan Point AlternateHikeMTB0.2 mi Whistlewood TrailHike0.2 mi Falcon FallsHikeMTB0.1 mi South Plateau Alt LoopHikeMTB0.1 mi Little FortHike0.1 mi Valley Bend TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Summer TrailHike0.1 mi North Face ConnectorHike0.1 mi Oak Tree TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Grassmere TrailHike0.1 mi Scout TrailHike0.1 mi Discovery CoveHikeMTB0.1 mi Sink Hole TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Hawk's NestHike0.1 mi High Pass TrailHike0.1 mi

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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 September 24, 2026.