Hiking trails near Middlesborough, Kentucky

34 official trails lie within 25 miles of Middlesborough — 100 miles in total, 15 rated easy and 8 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 2,147 ft; the median trail gains 547 ft.

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22 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Ridge Trail	8.8	926 ft	Expert	18 min · 6 mi
Brownies Creek Road Trail	5.2	2,147 ft	Hard	53 min · 24 mi
Shillalah Creek Trail	5.0	1,852 ft	Hard	23 min · 14 mi
Chadwell Gap Trail	2.6	1,609 ft	Moderate	32 min · 17 mi
Ewing Trail	2.8	1,546 ft	Moderate	34 min · 17 mi
Brush Mountain Trail	4.4	856 ft	Hard	46 min · 27 mi
Delta Gas Rd	3.8	902 ft	Moderate	6 min · 2 mi
KY-2011 Access	3.2	844 ft	Moderate	40 min · 25 mi
Gibson Gap Trail	1.8	1,319 ft	Moderate	27 min · 13 mi
Harlan Road Trail	4.3	452 ft	Moderate	13 min · 5 mi
Sugar Run Trail	2.2	918 ft	Moderate	13 min · 5 mi
Laurel Cove	1.4	898 ft	Moderate	18 min · 12 mi
Ft. McCook Trail	1.5	562 ft	Easy	18 min · 6 mi
Sw Access	2.4	206 ft	Easy	45 min · 26 mi
Honeymoon Falls	1.2	284 ft	Easy	25 min · 15 mi
Ridgerunner	1.3	183 ft	Easy	30 min · 16 mi
Fitness Trail	1.5	167 ft	Easy	9 min · 3 mi
Ky 2011 Access	1.8	110 ft	Easy	54 min · 30 mi
Wilderness Road Trail	1.1	244 ft	Easy	12 min · 4 mi
Thomas Walker Trail	1.0	276 ft	Easy	8 min · 3 mi
Farm Road Trail	1.3	54 ft	Easy	43 min · 17 mi
Clear Creek Hollow	1.5	92 ft	Easy	21 min · 14 mi

Quick picks near Middlesborough

Easy and short: Ft. McCook Trail — 1.5 mi, rated easy, 3 mi from town
Biggest climb: Brownies Creek Road Trail — 2,147 ft over 5.2 mi, 12 mi from town
Longest: Ridge Trail — 8.8 mi, 3 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Ridge Trail to The Pinnacle; Shillalah Creek Trail to Brush Mountain; Ft. McCook Trail to The Pinnacle

Viewpoints: Ridge Trail to Pinnacle Overlook; Ft. McCook Trail to Pinnacle Overlook

Mountain passes: Ridge Trail to Butchers Gap; Chadwell Gap Trail to Chadwell Gap; Gibson Gap Trail to Gibsons Gap; Harlan Road Trail to Cumberland Gap

Trail guides near Middlesborough

US-421 Access — 6.6 mi, 896 ft climb · 30 mi away
Gilbert Ck / Elisha Ck Loop — 12.9 mi, 786 ft climb · 35 mi away
Redbird Crest — 70.3 mi, 1,239 ft climb · 37 mi away

Nearby towns: La Follette (28 mi) · Corbin (30 mi) · Knoxville (46 mi) · Sevierville (50 mi)

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