Hiking trails near La Follette, Tennessee

74 official trails lie within 25 miles of La Follette — 247 miles in total, 53 rated easy and 7 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 2,203 ft; the median trail gains 256 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Cumberland Trail	52.1	2,203 ft	Expert	1 h 20 min · 40 mi
North Bird Mountain Trail	4.2	1,579 ft	Hard	2 h 14 min · 64 mi
B1 Trail	6.2	855 ft	Hard	57 min · 34 mi
Loyston Point	7.6	237 ft	Hard	1 h 07 min · 33 mi
N39	4.0	933 ft	Moderate	1 h 49 min · 53 mi
B3 Trail	3.7	796 ft	Moderate	59 min · 33 mi
Mill Creek Loop	6.5	274 ft	Moderate	1 h 01 min · 31 mi
Lake View Trail	5.2	271 ft	Moderate	49 min · 25 mi
Woodson Gap Connector	1.6	1,139 ft	Moderate	18 min · 10 mi
N79	1.5	991 ft	Moderate	2 h 03 min · 46 mi
Highpoint Trail	3.4	282 ft	Moderate	48 min · 25 mi
B6 Trail	2.5	604 ft	Moderate	53 min · 31 mi
Marine Railway Trail	3.0	314 ft	Moderate	26 min · 18 mi
Indian Rock Trail	2.6	456 ft	Moderate	1 h 21 min · 36 mi
River Bluff Trail	2.8	399 ft	Moderate	30 min · 19 mi
N7 Trail	1.7	605 ft	Easy	1 h 12 min · 34 mi
Chuckmore Trail	2.5	251 ft	Moderate	26 min · 18 mi
Nc 22	1.7	485 ft	Easy	2 h 21 min · 55 mi
Camp Sam Trail	1.6	582 ft	Easy	43 min · 24 mi
Dark Hollow Trail	3.3	217 ft	Moderate	1 h 17 min · 36 mi
Big Valley Trail	1.8	376 ft	Easy	53 min · 33 mi
Elkins Trail	2.4	352 ft	Easy	35 min · 18 mi
Hemlock Bluff	2.4	272 ft	Easy	1 h 08 min · 33 mi
Clinch River Loop	4.1	218 ft	Easy	1 h 02 min · 31 mi

Quick picks near La Follette

Easy and short: N7 Trail — 1.7 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town
Biggest climb: Cumberland Trail — 2,203 ft over 52.1 mi, 18 mi from town
Longest: Cumberland Trail — 52.1 mi, 18 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Cumberland Trail to Anderson Mountain; North Bird Mountain Trail to Bird Mountain; N39 to Flower Mountain; B3 Trail to Joel Dyer Mountain

Lakes: Cove Lake Paved Walking Trail to Cove Lake; Oneida City Park Trail to Pine Creek Number One Lake

Mountain passes: Cumberland Trail to Chambers Gap; Woodson Gap Connector to Woodson Gap; Coffin Springs Trail to Peach Orchard Gap; Fodderstack Mountain Trail to Armes Gap

Springs: Coffin Springs Trail to Coffin Spring; Clear Creek Trail to Clear Creek Spring

Trail guides near La Follette

Lookout Tower Trail — 3.7 mi, 260 ft climb · 25 mi away
Chimney Top Trail — 7.3 mi, 1,794 ft climb · 27 mi away

Nearby towns: Middlesborough (28 mi) · Knoxville (29 mi) · Corbin (38 mi) · Lenoir City (39 mi)

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