About hiking in Carter County

Carter County, Tennessee has 42 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 58.8 miles, an average of 1.4 miles each. The longest is Laurel Fork Trail, at 6.0 miles. 2 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Carter County are like

By length, 22 are under a mile, 18 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Fred Behrend Trail, at 1.8 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 12 easy, 21 moderate, and 9 hard. Of the 42 with measured elevation, Taylor Ridge Trail climbs the most, about 2,294 ft, and 9 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 42 hiking trails, longest first

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 TrailHike1.8 mi Chestnut Ridge TrailHike1.8 mi Hinkle Branch Powerline RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi The Cat's PajamasHikeMTB1.5 mi River LoopHikeMTB1.4 mi Coon Den Falls TrailHike1.4 mi StemwinderHikeMTB1.3 mi Elizabethton Linear PathHikeMTB1.2 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 Cabin TrailHike0.3 mi Turkey Trot TrailHike0.3 mi Hinkle Branch Powerline TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Blue Hole Falls TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Carter 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.