About trails in Carter County, Tennessee

Carter County has 44 named trails on the map, covering 79.8 miles in total, an average of 1.8 miles per trail. That is the 15th largest mapped trail network among 73 counties in Tennessee. 41 of them are tagged for hiking and 23 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Mountains C, at 11.0 miles. 4 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 2 trailheads, 13 campsites, 20 waterfalls, 9 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Roan Mountain, Hunter, and Hampton.

What the trails in Carter County are like

By length, 21 are under a mile, 19 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Tweetsie Trail, at 8.8 miles.

Of the 23 with a difficulty rating, 14 easy and 9 moderate. Of the 44 with measured elevation, Taylor Ridge Trail climbs the most, about 2,070 ft, and 8 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

80Total miles

13Campsites

9Boat launches

20Waterfalls

2Trailheads

1Rapids

Mountains CMTB11.0 mi Tweetsie TrailMTB8.8 mi Laurel Fork TrailHike6.0 mi Rye Patch TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Taylor Ridge TrailHike3.9 mi Lacy Trap TrailHike3.1 mi Forest Road TrailHike2.8 mi Bartee Branch TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Holston Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Chestnut Flats TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Fred Behrend TrailHike1.9 mi Chestnut Ridge TrailHike1.8 mi Hinkle Branch Powerline RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi The Cat's PajamasHikeMTB1.5 mi Blue 2 TrailMTB1.4 mi River LoopHikeMTB1.4 mi Coon Den Falls TrailHike1.4 mi StemwinderHikeMTB1.3 mi Elizabethton Linear PathHikeMTB1.3 mi Birchfield TrailHike1.2 mi Low Gap TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Bee's KneesHikeMTB1.1 mi Chestnut Flats ConnectorHikeMTB1.1 mi Longhunter Loop TrailHike1.0 mi Moonshiners RunHikeMTB1.0 mi Hampton Blueline TrailHike0.9 mi Pines LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi Cardens Bluff TrailHike0.9 mi Raven Rock TrailHike0.9 mi Elizabethton Linear TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Furnace Branch TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Shell Hollow TrailHike0.8 mi Patriot's PathHike0.7 mi Holston High Knob RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Stone Mountain TrailHike0.7 mi Taylor Ridge Extension TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Riverfront Linear ParkHikeMTB0.5 mi Cloudland TrailHike0.5 mi Riverside TrailHike0.5 mi Tom Gray TrailHike0.3 mi Peg Leg Mine TrailHike0.3 mi Turkey Trot TrailHike0.3 mi Hinkle Branch Powerline TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Blue Hole Falls TrailHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Carter County

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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.