Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Athens, Tennessee
Athens, Tennessee
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Kuwohi (fka Clingmans Dome) Trail
0.8 mi 1.3 km • 457' Up 139.24 m Up • 1' Down 0.19 m Down

Laurel Falls Trail
4.1 mi 6.6 km • 1,759' Up 536.22 m Up • 32' Down 9.78 m Down

Foothills Trail
78.6 mi 126.5 km • 13,751' Up 4191.21 m Up • 14,348' Down 4373.39 m Down

Middle Prong Trail
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 1,249' Up 380.69 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down

Alum Cave Trail
5.0 mi 8.1 km • 2,550' Up 777.17 m Up • 39' Down 11.93 m Down

Twin Arches Loop Trail
3.9 mi 6.2 km • 703' Up 214.16 m Up • 698' Down 212.9 m Down

High Shoals Falls Trail
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 11' Up 3.38 m Up • 560' Down 170.76 m Down

Whiteside Mountain
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 485' Up 147.96 m Up • 433' Down 131.83 m Down

Baskins Creek Trail
2.8 mi 4.5 km • 908' Up 276.84 m Up • 608' Down 185.46 m Down

Boulevard Trail
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 1,390' Up 423.7 m Up • 1,026' Down 312.82 m Down

AT: Smoky Mountain Hiking Club (TN/NC)
102.3 mi 164.7 km • 22,301' Up 6797.27 m Up • 22,017' Down 6710.74 m Down

Baxter Creek Trail
6.6 mi 10.6 km • 4,114' Up 1254.03 m Up • 128' Down 38.9 m Down
Cades Cove Nature Trail
0.8 mi 1.3 km • 210' Up 64.15 m Up • 198' Down 60.46 m Down

Hazel Creek Trail
15.6 mi 25.1 km • 3,260' Up 993.64 m Up • 39' Down 11.82 m Down

AT: Georgia Appalachian Trail Club
79.0 mi 127.2 km • 18,540' Up 5651.09 m Up • 18,431' Down 5617.7 m Down

Twin Arches Trail
0.9 mi 1.5 km • 117' Up 35.73 m Up • 274' Down 83.42 m Down

Arkaquah Trail
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 2,747' Up 837.37 m Up • 640' Down 195.21 m Down

Cliff Top Viewpoint Access
0.5 mi 0.8 km • 138' Up 42.13 m Up • 108' Down 33.05 m Down

Bearden Falls Trails
1.5 mi 2.5 km • 546' Up 166.31 m Up • 20' Down 6.18 m Down

Bear Creek Trail
5.9 mi 9.5 km • 840' Up 256.12 m Up • 675' Down 205.68 m Down

Gregory Ridge Trail
5.0 mi 8.0 km • 2,677' Up 815.88 m Up • 32' Down 9.74 m Down

Gabes Mountain Trail
6.7 mi 10.7 km • 1,217' Up 371.02 m Up • 979' Down 298.27 m Down

Calloway Ridge Trail
1.5 mi 2.3 km • 326' Up 99.25 m Up • 288' Down 87.85 m Down

North Fork Citico Creek Trail #98
5.5 mi 8.9 km • 2,584' Up 787.64 m Up • 62' Down 18.75 m Down

Ritchie Hollow Trail
2.7 mi 4.4 km • 1,209' Up 368.55 m Up • 81' Down 24.72 m Down
Lake Trail
1.3 mi 2.0 km • 76' Up 23.06 m Up • 75' Down 22.88 m Down

Perimeter Trail
19.5 mi 31.4 km • 2,252' Up 686.55 m Up • 2,284' Down 696.03 m Down