Hiking trails near Dayton, Tennessee

48 official trails lie within 25 miles of Dayton — 400 miles in total, 26 rated easy and 13 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 1,726 ft; the median trail gains 238 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Cumberland Trail	55.2	1,726 ft	Expert	1 h 04 min · 31 mi
Lower Loop Trail	11.5	760 ft	Expert	1 h 09 min · 38 mi
CT - Stinging Fork	8.2	1,118 ft	Hard	45 min · 23 mi
CT - Upper Piney River	8.4	709 ft	Hard	48 min · 16 mi
Upper Loop Trail	12.1	247 ft	Hard	52 min · 33 mi
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Trail	7.5	281 ft	Hard	53 min · 31 mi
CT - Hinch Mountain	5.7	544 ft	Hard	1 h 04 min · 31 mi
CT_Snow Falls Trail	3.1	648 ft	Moderate	25 min · 11 mi
CT - Possum Creek Gorge Trail	3.1	378 ft	Moderate	1 h 13 min · 26 mi
Rock Creek Loop Trail	2.6	611 ft	Moderate	20 min · 13 mi
Whites Creek	2.4	238 ft	Moderate	35 min · 25 mi
Athens Rail-2-Trail Project	6.2	200 ft	Moderate	45 min · 29 mi
Link Trail	4.4	232 ft	Moderate	59 min · 36 mi
Hell's Kitchen Trail	1.0	783 ft	Moderate	26 min · 11 mi
Chinquapin Ridge Trail	4.0	213 ft	Moderate	59 min · 36 mi
CT_Laurel Falls Trail	1.5	390 ft	Easy	48 min · 15 mi
Piney Falls Trail	1.6	219 ft	Easy	37 min · 23 mi
Arlen Way	1.6	320 ft	Easy	20 min · 14 mi
Piney Creek Mountain Bike Trail	3.1	168 ft	Easy	1 h 04 min · 37 mi
Gilbert Gaul Trail	4.1	125 ft	Easy	1 h 04 min · 37 mi
Stinging Fork Falls Trail	1.0	265 ft	Easy	45 min · 23 mi
Fooshee	1.6	224 ft	Easy	41 min · 26 mi
CT_Laurel-Snow Trail	1.6	276 ft	Easy	11 min · 3 mi
Athens Loop	2.4	170 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi

Quick picks near Dayton

Easy and short: CT_Laurel Falls Trail — 1.5 mi, rated easy, 4 mi from town
Biggest climb: Cumberland Trail — 1,726 ft over 55.2 mi, 20 mi from town
Longest: Cumberland Trail — 55.2 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Cumberland Trail to Ozone Falls; Lower Loop Trail to Fall Creek Falls; CT - Stinging Fork to Stinging Fork Falls; CT_Snow Falls Trail to Snow Falls

Summits: Cumberland Trail to Brady Mountain; CT - Hinch Mountain to Hinch Mountain

Lakes: CT_Snow Falls Trail to Dayton Reservoir; Gilbert Gaul Trail to Fall Creek Falls Lake; CT_Laurel-Snow Trail to Dayton Reservoir; CT - Morgan Creek Trail to Dayton Reservoir

Viewpoints: Cumberland Trail to Black Mountain Overlook South; Lower Loop Trail to Cane Creek Falls Overlook; CT_Snow Falls Trail to Dunn Overlook; Rock Creek Loop Trail to Leggett Point Overlook

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

Rock formations: Cumberland Trail to Spencer Rock

Trail guides near Dayton

North Rim Trail — 6.2 mi, 122 ft climb · 33 mi away
South Rim Trail — 6.3 mi, 91 ft climb · 33 mi away
Collins Rim Trail — 6.2 mi, 259 ft climb · 33 mi away
John Muir National Recreation — 44.4 mi, 933 ft climb · 36 mi away

Nearby towns: Athens (23 mi) · Cleveland (23 mi) · Dunlap (23 mi) · Crossville (31 mi)

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