About hiking in Alleghany County

Alleghany County, Virginia has 19 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 64.1 miles, an average of 3.4 miles each. The longest is Fore Mountain Trail, at 14.5 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Alleghany County are like

By length, 4 are under a mile, 12 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 9 with a difficulty rating, 1 easy and 8 moderate. Of the 16 with measured elevation, Dry Run Trail climbs the most, about 4,355 ft, and 9 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 19 hiking trails, longest first

Fore Mountain TrailHike14.5 mi Dry Run TrailHike8.7 mi Allgeheny TrailHikeMTB6.4 mi Rich Hole Wilderness TrailHike4.9 mi Peters Ridge TrailHike4.0 mi Oliver Mountain TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Fortney Loop TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Jerry's Run TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Hughes Creek RoadHikeMTB3.0 mi Bat Lick TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Flat Run TrailHike1.8 mi Longdale TrailHike1.8 mi Clifton Dam RoadHike1.6 mi McAllister Fields TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi McGraw Hollow TrailHike1.1 mi Blue Suck Run TrailHike1.0 mi Jackson TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Morris Hill TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Cove TrailHike0.2 mi

← All Alleghany 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 4, 2026.