About hiking in Roanoke County

Roanoke County, Virginia has 62 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 76.4 miles, an average of 1.2 miles each. The longest is Roanoke Horse Trail, at 5.2 miles. 1 runs 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Roanoke County are like

By length, 37 are under a mile, 24 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Illuminights Trail, at 0.4 miles.

Of the 49 with a difficulty rating, 41 easy and 8 moderate. Of the 62 with measured elevation, North Mountain Trail climbs the most, about 3,055 ft, and 9 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 62 hiking trails, longest first

Roanoke Horse TrailHike5.2 mi McAfee's Knob TrailHike4.5 mi Brushy MountainHikeMTB4.5 mi Texas Knob RoadHikeMTB4.1 mi North Mountain TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi Mountain Park DriveHikeMTB3.5 mi Hinchee TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Catawba Greenway TrailHike2.8 mi Forest Acre CourtHikeMTB2.7 mi Roanoke River GreenwayHikeMTB2.6 mi Canyon TrailHike2.4 mi Wolf Creek GreenwayHike2.2 mi GauntletHikeMTB2.0 mi Dry Pine TrailHike1.7 mi Midway CruiseHikeMTB1.6 mi BuckHikeMTB1.5 mi Dragon's Tooth TrailHike1.5 mi Rocky Way TrailHike1.5 mi Horse PenHikeMTB1.4 mi RoyaltyHikeMTB1.2 mi Hi-Dee-HoeHikeMTB1.2 mi HotelHikeMTB1.1 mi Third DeckHikeMTB1.1 mi The TroughHikeMTB1.1 mi Stewart Knob TrailHike1.0 mi Back Creek TrailHike1.0 mi Glade Creek GreenwayHikeMTB1.0 mi Carrolls Access RoadHikeMTB0.9 mi Meadowview LoopHike0.9 mi Bear Knob RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi CCC TrailHike0.8 mi Bennett Springs LoopHike0.8 mi Piratebush TrailHike0.8 mi Chestnut TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Pawpaw TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi First DeckHikeMTB0.6 mi Post Oak TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Plantation Road Shared Use PathHikeMTB0.5 mi Buck Mountain TrailHike0.5 mi Gladetown Loop TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Mud Lick Creek GreenwayHike0.5 mi Riverside Village TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Jae Valley Nature TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Illuminights TrailHike0.4 mi Boy Scout TrailHike0.3 mi Forester's TrailHike0.3 mi Roanoke Mountain Summit LoopHike0.3 mi Big Oak TrailHike0.3 mi Pond TrailHike0.3 mi Rock Fish TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Voyager TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Village LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi Craig's ClimbHike0.2 mi Old Fort SpurHikeMTB0.2 mi Crossover TrailHike0.2 mi Trough ExpertHikeMTB0.2 mi Fern TrailHike0.1 mi Houtz Barn SpurHike0.1 mi Otter Park TrailHike0.1 mi Roanoke River TrailHike0.1 mi Walton WayHike0.1 mi Grist Mill WayHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Roanoke 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.