About hiking in Botetourt County

Botetourt County, Virginia has 61 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 221 miles, an average of 3.6 miles each. The longest is Glenwood Horse Trail, at 60.7 miles. 11 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Botetourt County are like

By length, 13 are under a mile, 37 run 1 to 5 miles, and 11 are 5 miles or longer. 11 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Sprouts Run Trail, at 7.0 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 23 easy, 34 moderate, and 4 hard. Of the 61 with measured elevation, Glenwood Horse Trail climbs the most, about 45,511 ft, and 22 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 61 hiking trails, longest first

Glenwood Horse TrailHike60.7 mi Price - Broad Mountain TrailHikeMTB8.5 mi Pulaski TractHikeMTB7.6 mi Sprouts Run TrailHike7.0 mi WIldcat Mountain TrailHike5.9 mi Patterson Mountain TrailHike5.6 mi Hoop HoleHike5.5 mi Parkers Gap RoadHikeMTB5.4 mi Harkening Hill RoadHikeMTB5.4 mi Little Cove Mountain TrailHike5.4 mi Happy ValleyHikeMTB5.2 mi Salt Pond RoadHikeMTB4.7 mi Cornelius Creek SpurHike4.6 mi Glenwood Horse Trail Alternate LoopHikeMTB4.3 mi Iron Ore TrailHike4.1 mi Buchanan TrailHike4.0 mi Cove Mountain TrailHike3.3 mi Bobblets Gap RoadHikeMTB3.2 mi Apple Orchard Falls Trail (blue)Hike3.2 mi Anthoy Knob TrailHike3.2 mi Lees Creek Horse TrailHike3.0 mi Hammond Hollow TrailHike2.9 mi Cornelius Creek Trail (blue)Hike2.8 mi Parkers GapHikeMTB2.8 mi KerncliffHikeMTB2.7 mi Andy Layne TrailHike2.6 mi LakesideHikeMTB2.5 mi Flat Top TrailHike2.4 mi Colon HollowHikeMTB2.2 mi Tinker Creek GreenwayHikeMTB2.1 mi Apple Orchard SpurHike2.0 mi Spec Mine TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Craig Creek TrailHike2.0 mi Catawba Valley TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Rattlin' RunHikeMTB2.0 mi Hemlock TunnelHikeMTB1.9 mi Four GorgeHikeMTB1.8 mi SongbirdHikeMTB1.8 mi Rock-N-RollHikeMTB1.8 mi School HouseHikeMTB1.6 mi Helms TrailHike1.6 mi Roaring Run LoopHike1.6 mi ArrowheadHikeMTB1.5 mi Upper CometHikeMTB1.5 mi Elmore TrailHike1.5 mi Kelly TrailHike1.3 mi Fallingwater Cascades TrailHike1.2 mi Sawmill BranchHike1.1 mi Tuck-A-WayHikeMTB1.0 mi Four Gorge ExtensionHikeMTB0.9 mi Tucker TrailHike0.9 mi Lower CometHikeMTB0.8 mi Enchanted ForestHikeMTB0.7 mi Blue Ridge Park TrailHike0.7 mi Unblazed trailHike0.6 mi Harkening Hill LoopHike0.6 mi Jacob's DropHikeMTB0.5 mi McFalls Creek RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Buzzards Rock TrailHike0.5 mi TunnelHikeMTB0.3 mi Little BellHikeMTB0.3 mi

← All Botetourt 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.