Hiking trails near Shelbyville, Tennessee

45 official trails lie within 25 miles of Shelbyville — 132 miles in total, 43 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 218 ft; the median trail gains 63 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
AEDC MTB Trail	12.4	106 ft	Hard	40 min · 29 mi
Ray Branch Shoreline Trail	3.3	71 ft	Moderate	49 min · 31 mi
Marshall Knobs Trail	2.5	204 ft	Easy	26 min · 20 mi
Evans Loop Trail	2.5	88 ft	Easy	46 min · 30 mi
Old Spann House Trail	2.4	92 ft	Easy	49 min · 31 mi
Machine Falls Loop Trail	1.6	180 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi
Ogilvie Trail	1.5	179 ft	Easy	51 min · 28 mi
Bike Trail	3.2	86 ft	Easy	49 min · 31 mi
Saddle Ridge Trail	1.3	156 ft	Easy	51 min · 28 mi
Machine Falls Loop Trail White	1.5	182 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi
Laurel Bluff Trail	1.4	183 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi
Hickory Ridge Inner Loop Trail	2.7	43 ft	Easy	33 min · 19 mi
Lost Creek Overlook Trail	1.3	84 ft	Easy	48 min · 31 mi
Chapel Trail	1.3	218 ft	Easy	51 min · 28 mi
Manchester Greenway Trail	2.3	59 ft	Easy	43 min · 31 mi
Cheeks Bend Trail	1.2	114 ft	Easy	58 min · 35 mi
Chumbley Woods Trail	1.1	184 ft	Easy	45 min · 31 mi
Backbone Trail	1.4	101 ft	Easy	54 min · 34 mi
Wild Turkey Trail	2.0	59 ft	Easy	34 min · 20 mi
Enclosure Trail	1.7	72 ft	Easy	47 min · 32 mi
Rocky Path Trail	1.1	118 ft	Easy	26 min · 20 mi
Marble Plains Loop Trail	1.1	92 ft	Easy	49 min · 31 mi
Adeline Wilhoite River Trail	1.7	39 ft	Easy	34 min · 19 mi
West Fork Stones Greenway Trail	4.6	32 ft	Easy	34 min · 25 mi

Quick picks near Shelbyville

Easy and short: Marshall Knobs Trail — 2.5 mi, rated easy, 19 mi from town
Longest: AEDC MTB Trail — 12.4 mi, 24 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Machine Falls Loop Trail to Machine Falls; Machine Falls Loop Trail White to Machine Falls; Enclosure Trail to Bluehole Falls

Summits: Marshall Knobs Trail to Marshall Knobs

Lakes: West Fork Stones Greenway Trail to Sterling Farmer Lake

Viewpoints: Marshall Knobs Trail to River Overlook; Machine Falls Loop Trail to Machine Falls; Machine Falls Loop Trail White to Machine Falls; Laurel Bluff Trail to Busby Falls

Springs: Tullahoma Rock Creek Greenway Trail - Phase 3 to Big Spring

Nearby towns: Manchester (21 mi) · Murfreesboro (24 mi) · Spring Hill (31 mi) · McMinnville (40 mi)

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