Hiking trails near Paris, Tennessee

31 official trails lie within 25 miles of Paris — 77 miles in total, 27 rated easy and 2 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 288 ft; the median trail gains 188 ft.

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23 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Red Rock Overnight Trail	7.7	279 ft	Hard	1 h 04 min · 26 mi
Telegraph Trail	8.2	209 ft	Hard	46 min · 26 mi
Chester Hollow Trail	3.5	278 ft	Moderate	1 h 04 min · 26 mi
Peytona Trail	3.3	271 ft	Moderate	30 min · 24 mi
Fossil Point Trail	2.3	251 ft	Easy	55 min · 31 mi
Pilot Knob Loop Trail	3.0	287 ft	Easy	55 min · 31 mi
Artillery Trail	3.6	188 ft	Easy	45 min · 26 mi
Campground Road Loop Trail	2.5	288 ft	Easy	1 h 04 min · 26 mi
20 Mile Trail	1.8	283 ft	Easy	55 min · 31 mi
Piney Campground Trail	2.3	253 ft	Easy	36 min · 23 mi
Volunteer Trail	2.1	148 ft	Easy	42 min · 25 mi
Britton Ford Interpretive Hiking Trail	2.4	95 ft	Easy	33 min · 13 mi
Pickett Loop	3.1	137 ft	Easy	45 min · 26 mi
Devil'S Backbone	1.8	238 ft	Easy	37 min · 24 mi
Raptor Ridge Trail	2.1	79 ft	Easy	22 min · 17 mi
Happy Hollow Interpretive Trail	1.1	121 ft	Easy	56 min · 31 mi
Tennessee Ridge	1.8	127 ft	Easy	50 min · 34 mi
Pafford Wilson Loop Trail	1.0	192 ft	Easy	55 min · 30 mi
Girl Scout Camp Trail 2	1.6	83 ft	Easy	30 min · 17 mi
McKenzie City Park Trail	1.9	67 ft	Easy	22 min · 17 mi
Chickasaw Nature Trail	1.1	59 ft	Easy	1 h 06 min · 29 mi
Connector #4 N/S Trail	1.5	58 ft	Easy	50 min · 34 mi
Piney Hike Bike Main	1.1	44 ft	Easy	38 min · 24 mi

Quick picks near Paris

Easy and short: Fossil Point Trail — 2.3 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Longest: Telegraph Trail — 8.2 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Pilot Knob Loop Trail to Pilot Knob; 20 Mile Trail to Pilot Knob

Lakes: Chickasaw Nature Trail to Farmer Pond

Nearby towns: Murray (22 mi) · Lexington (45 mi) · Jackson (53 mi) · Dickson (55 mi)

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