About hiking in Shelby County

Shelby County, Alabama has 89 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 120 miles, an average of 1.3 miles each. The longest is Blue, at 6.4 miles. 4 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Shelby County are like

By length, 48 are under a mile, 37 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Cahaba Shoals Loop, at 2.1 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 22 easy, 60 moderate, and 7 hard. Of the 88 with measured elevation, Foothills Trail (Yellow) climbs the most, about 1,985 ft, and 7 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 89 hiking trails, longest first

BlueHike6.4 mi WhiteHike6.1 mi Foothills Trail (Yellow)Hike6.1 mi Red RoadHikeMTB5.5 mi SlingShotHikeMTB3.2 mi Roman RoadHikeMTB3.1 mi JekyllHikeMTB3.1 mi Lake TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Lunker Lake TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Veterans Park TrailHike2.5 mi BLTHikeMTB2.4 mi North Lakes Connector TrailHike2.3 mi Rattlesnake RidgeHikeMTB2.3 mi Hillsboro TrailHike2.2 mi Cahaba Shoals LoopHikeMTB2.1 mi BreezyHikeMTB2.0 mi West Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Shoal 'NuffHikeMTB1.9 mi Cat Dog SnakeHikeMTB1.9 mi Flying TurtleHikeMTB1.9 mi Truckin'HikeMTB1.9 mi Rim Walk EastHike1.9 mi FarEnd BackHike1.9 mi Queen's RidgeHikeMTB1.9 mi Rust BucketHikeMTB1.9 mi Johnson Mountain TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Dunnavant Valley GreenwayHike1.7 mi Wild TurkeyHikeMTB1.7 mi Room ServiceHikeMTB1.7 mi Belcher Byway TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Group Camp RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Seven BridgesHikeMTB1.5 mi ReflectionHikeMTB1.4 mi Green TrailHike1.4 mi Raven's RoostHikeMTB1.3 mi Southern ComfortHikeMTB1.3 mi WaterfallHikeMTB1.2 mi LongleafHikeMTB1.1 mi Flying SquirrelHikeMTB1.1 mi Northern PinesHikeMTB1.0 mi Mr ToadsHikeMTB1.0 mi Horse TrailHike1.0 mi BUMP TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Yellow-White ConnectorHike1.0 mi HydeHikeMTB0.9 mi YellawoodHikeMTB0.9 mi Buck Creek Walking TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi More Than a FeelingHikeMTB0.9 mi Peaceful Easy FeelingHikeMTB0.9 mi Lily LoopHikeMTB0.8 mi The ChimneysHikeMTB0.8 mi Fire PitsHikeMTB0.8 mi Holland Lakes Nature TrailHike0.8 mi Light TrailHike0.8 mi WhitetailHikeMTB0.7 mi Fire on the MountainHikeMTB0.7 mi Turtleback RidgeHikeMTB0.7 mi Orange ConnectorHike0.7 mi theOBHwayHike0.6 mi GreenHike0.6 mi Family TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Lake pathHike0.5 mi Moccasin Wildlife TrailHike0.5 mi Cliff DwellerHikeMTB0.5 mi Pelham GreenwayHikeMTB0.5 mi StorytellerHikeMTB0.5 mi ForeplayHikeMTB0.5 mi Eagle's Nest OverlookHike0.5 mi Green-Yellow ConnectorHike0.4 mi Garrett's GulchHikeMTB0.4 mi Red-Yellow ConnectorHike0.4 mi Jekyll 'n HydeHikeMTB0.4 mi King's Chair OverlookHike0.4 mi Boulder Ridge climbHikeMTB0.4 mi Red-Blue Connector NorthHike0.4 mi Treetop TrailHike0.3 mi Cabin White trail connectorHike0.3 mi Peavine Gorge OverlookHike0.3 mi Greenway connectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Walking trackHike0.3 mi Falling RockHike0.2 mi Red-White ConnectorHike0.2 mi Without A PaddleHikeMTB0.2 mi Green - Treetop Trail ConnectorHike0.2 mi Green-White ConnectorHike0.2 mi BRBHikeMTB0.2 mi Helena Elementary TrailHike0.1 mi Green-Red ConnectorHike0.1 mi White PV loopHike0.1 mi

← All Shelby 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.