Hiking trails near Crossville, Tennessee

50 official trails lie within 25 miles of Crossville — 411 miles in total, 24 rated easy and 12 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 2,233 ft; the median trail gains 265 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Cumberland Trail	21.3	2,233 ft	Expert	1 h 24 min · 42 mi
CT - Stinging Fork	8.2	1,118 ft	Hard	56 min · 29 mi
Virgin Falls Trail	5.8	727 ft	Hard	57 min · 25 mi
CT - Upper Piney River	8.4	709 ft	Hard	1 h 06 min · 27 mi
CT - Hinch Mountain	5.7	544 ft	Hard	37 min · 13 mi
Rylander Falls to Wallace Home Connector Trail	4.2	498 ft	Moderate	1 h 15 min · 34 mi
Bee Creek Trail	2.9	740 ft	Moderate	1 h 17 min · 30 mi
Virgin Falls to Rylander Falls Connector Trail	2.7	547 ft	Moderate	1 h 13 min · 32 mi
Overnight Trail	6.0	210 ft	Moderate	6 min · 4 mi
Dry Creek Falls Trail	3.5	504 ft	Moderate	1 h 16 min · 35 mi
CT - Devil's Breakfast Table	3.8	303 ft	Moderate	32 min · 14 mi
Low Gap Trail	2.3	475 ft	Moderate	1 h 15 min · 34 mi
CT - Daddy's Creek Trail	3.7	167 ft	Moderate	32 min · 14 mi
Whites Creek	2.4	238 ft	Moderate	44 min · 31 mi
Prater Place Trail	3.0	426 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 44 mi
Hemlock Springs Trail	1.3	681 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 26 mi
John Cole Mountain Trail	3.8	223 ft	Moderate	51 min · 24 mi
Piney Falls Trail	1.6	219 ft	Easy	36 min · 22 mi
Upland Trail	2.5	174 ft	Easy	57 min · 25 mi
Point Trail	1.9	124 ft	Easy	55 min · 27 mi
Ambers Den Ridge Trail	2.4	217 ft	Easy	58 min · 26 mi
Stinging Fork Falls Trail	1.0	265 ft	Easy	56 min · 29 mi
Pioneer Short Loop Trail	2.2	93 ft	Easy	10 min · 6 mi
Chestnut Mountain Ranch Trail	2.1	146 ft	Easy	51 min · 20 mi

Quick picks near Crossville

Easy and short: Hemlock Springs Trail — 1.3 mi, rated easy, 16 mi from town
Biggest climb: Cumberland Trail — 2,233 ft over 21.3 mi, 22 mi from town
Longest: Cumberland Trail — 21.3 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: CT - Stinging Fork to Stinging Fork Falls; Virgin Falls Trail to Virgin Falls; Virgin Falls to Rylander Falls Connector Trail to Virgin Falls; Prater Place Trail to Hemlock Falls

Summits: Cumberland Trail to England Mountain; CT - Hinch Mountain to Hinch Mountain; Point Trail to The Point; Chestnut Mountain Ranch Trail to Chestnut Mountain

Lakes: Pioneer Short Loop Trail to Byrd Lake; Alley Cat Trail to Byrd Lake; Obed River Park Loop to Cumberland Mountain Lake

Viewpoints: Virgin Falls Trail to Martha's Pretty Point; Upland Trail to Martha's Pretty Point

Mountain passes: Cumberland Trail to Ross Gap; CT - Hinch Mountain to Hinch Gap

Trail guides near Crossville

Lower Loop Trail — 11.5 mi, 760 ft climb · 27 mi away
Chimney Top Trail — 7.3 mi, 1,794 ft climb · 32 mi away
Lookout Tower Trail — 3.7 mi, 260 ft climb · 34 mi away

Nearby towns: Rockwood (21 mi) · Cookeville (30 mi) · Dayton (31 mi) · Athens (42 mi)

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