About hiking in Madison County

Madison County, Alabama has 231 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 317 miles, an average of 1.4 miles each. The longest is Green Mountain Recreational Preserve Trail, at 13.9 miles. 12 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Madison County are like

By length, 137 are under a mile, 82 run 1 to 5 miles, and 12 are 5 miles or longer. 26 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Fanning Trail, at 12.2 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 116 easy, 103 moderate, and 12 hard. Of the 222 with measured elevation, Fanning Trail climbs the most, about 3,975 ft, and 7 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 231 hiking trails, longest first

Green Mountain Recreational Preserve TrailHike13.9 mi Aldridge Creek GreenwayHikeMTB13.5 mi Fanning TrailHikeMTB12.2 mi Mountain Mist TrailHikeMTB11.6 mi Wade Mountain Nature Reserve National Recreation TrailsHike9.8 mi Redstone Arsenal GreenwayHikeMTB7.8 mi Varnedoe TrailHikeMTB7.3 mi Indian Creek GreenwayHikeMTB6.9 mi South Plateau LoopHike6.7 mi Smokerise TrailHikeMTB6.0 mi Bulldog TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Little Cove GreenwayHikeMTB5.1 mi Arrowhead TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Tennessee River WestHikeMTB4.1 mi Bill and Marion Certain TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Green Mountain TrailHike3.4 mi High TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi West Bluff TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Jeff's LoopHike3.1 mi Sugar Tree TrailHike3.0 mi Tennessee River GreenwayHikeMTB2.9 mi PatriotHikeMTB2.9 mi Bradford Creek GreenwayHikeMTB2.8 mi Bucca Family Bike TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Natural Well TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Big Cove Creek GreenwayHikeMTB2.6 mi Goat TrailHikeMTB2.4 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 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 TrailHike1.7 mi Big BluffHike1.7 mi Stone Cuts TrailHike1.7 mi Madkin Loop WestHikeMTB1.7 mi Weatherly Road GreenwayHikeMTB1.7 mi Two Mountain TrailHike1.7 mi Carpenter TrailHike1.7 mi Rocky NightmareHike1.7 mi Hays Farm TrailsHike1.6 mi Devil's Racetrack TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Weeden Loop EastHikeMTB1.6 mi Fire Tower TrailHike1.6 mi Firetower TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Bailey Cove TrailHike1.5 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 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 Weatherly Mountain TrailHike1.1 mi Wade's ReturnHike1.1 mi NarniaHike1.1 mi Alum Hollow TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Stevenson TrailHike1.0 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 Walsingham TrailHike0.9 mi Mountain ManHike0.9 mi Wade Mountain GreenwayHikeMTB0.9 mi Waterline TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi ApolloHikeMTB0.8 mi Ja-Moo-Ko Loop TrailHike0.8 mi Flint TrailHike0.8 mi Black HawkHikeMTB0.8 mi Moonshine TrailHike0.8 mi Thorneywood TrailHike0.8 mi Rena's RunHike0.8 mi Abby RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi John's Retreat TrailHike0.8 mi ArtemisHikeMTB0.8 mi ComancheHikeMTB0.8 mi Mist OppertunityHikeMTB0.8 mi Rockwall TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Welcome TrailHike0.7 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 TrailHike0.6 mi Buzzard's Roost TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Spring Branch GreenwayHikeMTB0.6 mi Shovelton TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Mill Creek Nature Preserve TrailsHike0.6 mi Eastern View TrailHikeMTB0.6 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 ReaperHikeMTB0.6 mi StingerHikeMTB0.6 mi Jim's Connector TrailHike0.6 mi Silo TrailHike0.6 mi Secondary TrailHike0.5 mi East Plateau TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Miss AbelHikeMTB0.5 mi AtlasHike0.5 mi Veteran's Park GreenwayHikeMTB0.5 mi Oak ParkHikeMTB0.5 mi Tall Tupelo TrailHike0.5 mi Rainbolt TrailHike0.5 mi NottinghamHike0.4 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 PershingHikeMTB0.4 mi Wild TrailHike0.3 mi West Plateau TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Surrender TrailHikeMTB0.3 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 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 RoadHikeMTB0.2 mi Altenkirch Lawn West PathHike0.2 mi Waterfall LoopHike0.2 mi Providence TrailHike0.2 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 SinksHikeMTB0.2 mi Sherwood North Desire PathHike0.2 mi Beaver Dam TrailHike0.2 mi MercuryHikeMTB0.2 mi Gillespie Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Balance Rock TrailHike0.2 mi Sublett PointHike0.2 mi Discovery South TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Balch Loop TrailHike0.2 mi D Breaze WayHikeMTB0.2 mi Little Foot Loop TrailHike0.2 mi GeminiHikeMTB0.2 mi Patriot-Chinook ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 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 FallsHikeMTB0.2 mi South Plateau Alt LoopHikeMTB0.2 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

← All Madison County trails

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.