About hiking in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Virginia has 60 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 66.2 miles, an average of 1.1 miles each. The longest is Poverty Creek Trail, at 7.0 miles. 1 runs 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Montgomery County are like

By length, 35 are under a mile, 24 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Shenandoah Bike Trail, at 1.5 miles.

Of the 42 with a difficulty rating, 16 easy and 26 moderate. Of the 60 with measured elevation, AT Spur Trail to Caldwell Fields climbs the most, about 1,489 ft, and 2 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 60 hiking trails, longest first

Poverty Creek TrailHikeMTB7.0 mi Huckleberry Trail NorthHikeMTB5.0 mi Forest Service RoadHikeMTB4.5 mi ChimneyHike3.2 mi SnakerootHikeMTB2.2 mi CRC TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Horse NettleHikeMTB1.8 mi SkullcapHikeMTB1.7 mi Gateway TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Joe PyeHikeMTB1.6 mi Shenandoah Bike TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Huckleberry Trail SouthHikeMTB1.5 mi Nature Trail - PurpleHike1.5 mi Susan B. Duval TrailHike1.4 mi AT Spur Trail to Caldwell FieldsHike1.3 mi Ellet Valley Recreation TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Poverty Creek ConnectorHike1.3 mi Jacob's LadderHikeMTB1.3 mi ChasersHikeMTB1.1 mi BlunderbussHikeMTB1.1 mi Forest Service Road / Horse NettleHikeMTB1.1 mi Black Bear TrailHike1.1 mi Coal Mining Heritage Park and Loop TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Golden Bear TrailHike1.1 mi TrilliumHikeMTB1.0 mi Yard SaleHikeMTB0.9 mi SlytherinHike0.8 mi Prickley PearHikeMTB0.8 mi Running CedarHikeMTB0.8 mi Johnston TrailHike0.8 mi Queen AnneHikeMTB0.8 mi Deerfield TrailHike0.8 mi WavelengthHikeMTB0.7 mi May AppleHikeMTB0.7 mi RoyaleHikeMTB0.7 mi Mineral WayHike0.7 mi Turkey TrotHikeMTB0.6 mi CrosscutHikeMTB0.6 mi Wilkes WoodHikeMTB0.6 mi Ida MayHikeMTB0.6 mi GrinderHikeMTB0.5 mi Wilson WayHike0.5 mi Snyder's KnobHike0.5 mi Indian PipeHikeMTB0.5 mi Depot Park TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Possum TrackHike0.4 mi CRC Walking TrailHike0.4 mi Stone Cutter's Hollow Access RoadHike0.4 mi Truman TrailHike0.3 mi Pine ForestHikeMTB0.3 mi Meadowbrook GreenwayHikeMTB0.3 mi Narrow PassHike0.2 mi Harding Elementary TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Smithfield Pavilion Service EntranceHikeMTB0.2 mi Downtown TrailHike0.2 mi Harding Avenue Elementary TrackHike0.2 mi Black Bear Trail, Nature Trail- PurpleHike0.1 mi Blunderbuss ConnectorHike0.1 mi Road ConnectorHike0.1 mi Narrow Pass / Wilson WayHike0.1 mi

← All Montgomery 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.