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Best Trails of Tennessee

This list represents the most popular trails in Tennessee. Use this list to plan your next Tennessee outdoor trip. Select a state and/or activity below to find even more top trails.

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#1 Virgin Falls Trail at Virgin Falls State Natural Area
Sparta, TN
22
The trail into Virgin Falls is a favorite among backpackers inTennessee because of the ...
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#2 Abrams Falls Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
27
Abrams Falls Trail is a hiking trail in Blount County, Tennessee. It is within Great Smoky ...
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#3 Mount LeConte via Rainbow Falls and Bull Head
Gatlinburg, TN
16
The only way to hike to Mount LeConte and return to your car without backtracking or long ...
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#4 Alum Cave Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
22
Alum Cave Trail is a hiking trail in Sevier County, Tennessee. It is within Great Smoky ...
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#5 Laurel Falls Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
21
Laurel Falls Trail is a hiking trail in Sevier County, Tennessee. It is within Great Smoky ...
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#6 Wilderness Trail
Nashville, TN
17
This trail, which is the most difficult trail in this entire guidebook, extends along ...
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#7 Grotto Falls
Gatlinburg, TN
8
Grotto Falls is appropriately named. Roaring Fork spills from an overhanging ledge some ...
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#8 Chimney Tops Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
13
Chimney Tops Trail is a hiking trail in Sevier County, Tennessee. It is within Great Smoky ...
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#9 Frozen Head State Park Campground
Wartburg, TN
3
Frozen Head is a little-known jewel of a state park tucked away in the Cumberland Mountains, ...
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#10 Indian Boundary Campground
Tellico Plains, TN
1
Indian Boundary is the pride of the southern Cherokee National Forest—and with good reason. ...
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#11 Ganier Ridge Loop
Brentwood, TN
5
This loop explores the high and the low of Radnor Lake State Natural Area. Depart from ...
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#12 Chilhowee Campground
Benton, TN
2
In 2006, a fatal bear mauling occurred near Chilhowee Campground, but the culprit was ...
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#13 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg, TN
4
This park is close to major population centers, but its lush greenery and pleasantly rounded ...
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#14 Twin Arches Loop with Charit Creek Lodge at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Oneida, TN
8
This hike is one of the premier hikes of the Big South Fork River and Recreation Area. ...
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#15 Little River Trail
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
12
Little River Trail is a hiking trail in Sevier County, Tennessee. It is within Great Smoky ...
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#16 Cades Cove Ramble
Townsend, TN
5
This ramble is an 11-mile loop nestled in the middle of Great Smoky Mountains National ...
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#17 Old Trace-Garrison Creek Loop
Nashville, TN
5
Walk through time on this trek, picking up the original Natchez Trace, where travelers ...
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#18 Mount Cammerer via Low Gap
Cosby, TN
11
Revel at great views from a historic restored lookout tower. Leave Cosby Campground, and ...
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#19 Couchville Lake Trail
La Vergne, TN
4
This easy trail circles Couchville Lake, which lies adjacent to Percy Priest Lake at Long ...
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#20 Cheeks Bend Bluff View Trail
Nashville, TN
5
Explore this recent addition to the Tennessee State Natural Areas holdings, Cheeks Bend. ...
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