About hiking in Polk County

Polk County, Tennessee has 50 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 151 miles, an average of 3.0 miles each. The longest is Rock Creek, at 14.7 miles. 9 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Polk County are like

By length, 12 are under a mile, 29 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Rock Creek, at 14.7 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 15 easy, 26 moderate, and 9 hard. Of the 50 with measured elevation, Rock Creek climbs the most, about 7,187 ft, and 19 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 50 hiking trails, longest first

Rock CreekHike14.7 mi West ForkHikeMTB10.0 mi John Muir National Recreational TrailHike9.3 mi Brush Creek TrailHikeMTB6.6 mi Chestnut Mountain LoopHikeMTB5.8 mi Big Frog Trail No. 64Hike5.6 mi Licklog RidgeHike5.2 mi Clear Creek TrailHike5.1 mi Rough CreekHike5.0 mi Grassy GapHike4.9 mi Hemp TopHike4.8 mi Wolf RidgeHike4.6 mi Clemmer TrailHike4.4 mi Unicoi Mountain TrailHike4.3 mi Big CreekHike4.0 mi Dry Pond LeadHike3.9 mi Lowry Cove TrailHike3.9 mi Mulepen Branch TrackHike3.8 mi Mulepen Branch RoadHikeMTB3.5 mi Laurel Loop TrailHike3.1 mi Starr MountainHike3.1 mi Slickrock Loop TrailHike3.0 mi River View LoopHike2.9 mi Rogers BranchHike2.1 mi Clemmer Spur TrailHike2.1 mi Naked Widow Loop TrailHike1.7 mi Fork RidgeHike1.7 mi Quartz LoopHikeMTB1.7 mi Azalea TrailHike1.6 mi RhododendronHikeMTB1.5 mi Slickrock Branch RoadHike1.4 mi Benton Falls TrailHike1.4 mi Bear Paw LoopHikeMTB1.3 mi Starr Mountain ExtensionHike1.3 mi Thunder Rock Express TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Gee Creek Trail No 191Hike1.2 mi Thunder Rock TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Rough Creek TrailHike1.1 mi 1330 BypassHikeMTB0.9 mi Coffee Branch TrailHike0.8 mi FS 336701Hike0.8 mi Rim Rock Trail No. 377Hike0.8 mi Gee Creek WatchableHike0.7 mi Rock Creek Clemmer RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi McKamy Lake TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Mid Unicoi Mtn RoadHike0.4 mi Forest WalkHikeMTB0.4 mi Lowry Falls Trail No. 168Hike0.4 mi Clemmer Spur Trail No. 386HikeMTB0.3 mi River View Loop SpurHike0.3 mi

← All Polk 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.