69 official trails lie within 25 miles of Alabaster — 148 miles in total, 59 rated easy and 3 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 644 ft; the median trail gains 156 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher Forest Road | 13.8 | 605 ft | Expert | 11 mi |
| Shackleford Point Trail | 5.6 | 607 ft | Hard | 7 mi |
| South Rim Trail | 6.7 | 616 ft | Hard | 12 mi |
| Peavine Falls Trail | 2.4 | 604 ft | Moderate | 8 mi |
| Far End Back Trail | 1.9 | 644 ft | Moderate | 12 mi |
| Foothills Trail | 2.8 | 240 ft | Moderate | 10 mi |
| JCC Blue Trail Main Loop | 4.4 | 182 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| Valley Loop | 1.7 | 616 ft | Easy | 11 mi |
| Ike Maston Trail | 2.8 | 186 ft | Moderate | 16 mi |
| Slingshot | 3.2 | 215 ft | Moderate | 10 mi |
| Rim Walk East | 1.9 | 321 ft | Moderate | 10 mi |
| Belcher Byway | 1.7 | 534 ft | Easy | 14 mi |
| Truckin' | 1.9 | 480 ft | Easy | 17 mi |
| Moss Rock Preserve White Trail | 2.4 | 250 ft | Easy | 11 mi |
| Iron Works Loop | 3.3 | 199 ft | Easy | 14 mi |
| Jekyll | 3.1 | 191 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
| Pig Iron Loop | 3.3 | 184 ft | Easy | 14 mi |
| Iron Runner Loop | 3.2 | 158 ft | Easy | 13 mi |
| Moss Rock Preserve Orange Trail | 1.5 | 249 ft | Easy | 12 mi |
| Moss Rock Preserve Powerline Trail | 1.6 | 279 ft | Easy | 11 mi |
| Queen's Ridge | 1.9 | 238 ft | Easy | 12 mi |
| Skyhy Ridge Walk | 1.9 | 126 ft | Easy | 17 mi |
| Road/Trail | 1.9 | 173 ft | Easy | 12 mi |
| Room Service | 1.6 | 173 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
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