Hiking trails near Mount Carmel, Tennessee

30 official trails lie within 25 miles of Mount Carmel — 72 miles in total, 25 rated easy and 1 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 462 ft; the median trail gains 219 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Tweetsie Trail	11.0	236 ft	Hard	41 min · 29 mi
North Ridge Trail	2.8	457 ft	Moderate	45 min · 28 mi
South Ridge Trail	2.6	299 ft	Moderate	49 min · 31 mi
Kingsport Reedy Creek Greenway Trail Phase 1	8.9	161 ft	Moderate	14 min · 7 mi
State of Franklin Multi Use Trail	5.0	337 ft	Moderate	41 min · 28 mi
Lake Ridge Trail	2.1	396 ft	Easy	49 min · 31 mi
Carden Ridge Trail	1.4	462 ft	Easy	45 min · 28 mi
Woodland Ridge Trail Loop	1.4	299 ft	Easy	31 min · 17 mi
Boneyard Mountainbike Trail	2.2	219 ft	Easy	33 min · 24 mi
Darwin's Revenge Mountainbike Trail	2.0	295 ft	Easy	33 min · 24 mi
East Ridge Trail	2.1	215 ft	Easy	43 min · 29 mi
Kingsport Greenbelt	2.3	188 ft	Easy	21 min · 12 mi
Sinking Waters Field Loop	1.3	266 ft	Easy	32 min · 18 mi
Slagle Hollow Trail	1.2	384 ft	Easy	45 min · 28 mi
Chestnut Trail	1.9	261 ft	Easy	37 min · 15 mi
Whitetail Mountainbike Trail	2.1	162 ft	Easy	33 min · 24 mi
Azalea Trail	1.2	316 ft	Easy	37 min · 15 mi
Devil's Backbone Trail	1.1	288 ft	Easy	29 min · 17 mi
Wahoo Mountainbike Trail	1.6	240 ft	Easy	27 min · 18 mi
Lakeside Trail	2.2	67 ft	Easy	28 min · 13 mi
Fly By Night	2.1	97 ft	Easy	44 min · 29 mi
Big Oak Trail	1.0	215 ft	Easy	37 min · 15 mi
Jonesborough Persimmon Ridge Park Trail	1.5	116 ft	Easy	48 min · 31 mi
Warriors' Path State Park Trail	1.2	61 ft	Easy	35 min · 18 mi

Quick picks near Mount Carmel

Easy and short: Lake Ridge Trail — 2.1 mi, rated easy, 25 mi from town
Biggest climb: Carden Ridge Trail — 462 ft over 1.4 mi, 22 mi from town
Longest: Tweetsie Trail — 11.0 mi, 25 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: East Ridge Trail to Beaver Creek Knobs

Lakes: Lake Ridge Trail to Steele Creek Park Lake; Lakeside Trail to Kingsport Reservoir

Viewpoints: Chestnut Trail to Cliffside Overlook

Trail guides near Mount Carmel

Holston Mountain West — 17.5 mi, 1,069 ft climb · 31 mi away
Holston Mountain Trail — 22.7 mi, 844 ft climb · 35 mi away
Anst - Appalachian Rd — 16.8 mi, 1,892 ft climb · 36 mi away
Meadow Creek Mtn Trail — 12.8 mi, 1,824 ft climb · 40 mi away

Nearby towns: Big Stone Gap (21 mi) · Johnson City (22 mi) · Greeneville (29 mi) · Bristol (29 mi)

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