About hiking in Hanover County

Hanover County, Virginia has 17 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 10.5 miles, an average of 0.6 miles each. The longest is Lake Hanover Nature Trail, at 1.3 miles.

What the hiking trails in Hanover County are like

By length, 13 are under a mile and 4 run 1 to 5 miles.

Of the 8 with a difficulty rating, 4 easy, 1 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 17 with measured elevation, Blue Trail climbs the most, about 182 ft.

All 17 hiking trails, longest first

Lake Hanover Nature TrailHike1.3 mi Confederat Attack TrailHike1.3 mi Extended Loop TrailHike1.2 mi Blue TrailHike1.1 mi Main TrailHike0.9 mi Western TrailHike0.9 mi Wilcox TrailHike0.6 mi Ashland Trolley Line TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Federal Defense TrailHike0.5 mi Gray TrailHike0.4 mi Big DownhillHikeMTB0.3 mi Fence TrailHike0.3 mi Muscle LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi Jumpy and BermyHikeMTB0.3 mi Giles community pathHike0.3 mi Civil war path (historic)Hike0.3 mi Jump Trail TransitionHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Hanover 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.