Hiking trails near Springfield, Tennessee

46 official trails lie within 25 miles of Springfield — 114 miles in total, 41 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 315 ft; the median trail gains 65 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Laurel Woods Trail	10.8	315 ft	Expert	34 min · 21 mi
White House Greenway	5.4	172 ft	Moderate	29 min · 17 mi
Henry Hollow Loop	1.9	259 ft	Moderate	31 min · 19 mi
Taylor Farm Horse Trail	3.8	144 ft	Moderate	44 min · 30 mi
Cumberland River Bicentennial Greenway Trail - Phase 3	5.3	102 ft	Moderate	53 min · 26 mi
Whites Creek Greenway at Fontanel	2.7	185 ft	Easy	24 min · 18 mi
Two Rivers Park Greenway Trail	2.5	142 ft	Easy	37 min · 30 mi
Shelby Park Greenway	2.4	63 ft	Easy	40 min · 29 mi
Recovery Trail	1.6	174 ft	Easy	46 min · 33 mi
Buchanan House Loop	1.7	70 ft	Easy	45 min · 34 mi
Ridgetop Trail	1.8	72 ft	Easy	34 min · 21 mi
Peeler Park Horse Trail	3.9	53 ft	Easy	43 min · 30 mi
Xc#2&3	2.0	65 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 35 mi
White Oak Trail	1.4	103 ft	Easy	41 min · 30 mi
Goodlettesville Greenway	2.7	53 ft	Easy	31 min · 18 mi
Dunbar’s Path	1.1	158 ft	Easy	46 min · 33 mi
Green Fern Trail	1.2	86 ft	Easy	43 min · 31 mi
Loop Trail	2.3	101 ft	Easy	52 min · 31 mi
Disc Golf Course	1.6	80 ft	Easy	30 min · 23 mi
Cumberland River Bicentennial Greenway Trail - Phase 2	3.1	29 ft	Easy	47 min · 28 mi
Springfield Greenway	2.9	69 ft	Easy	6 min · 2 mi
Bluebird Trail	1.3	99 ft	Easy	40 min · 30 mi
Cumberland River Bicentennial Greenway Trail - Phase 1	3.9	29 ft	Easy	36 min · 24 mi
Downtown to Metro Center Levee Trail	5.2	29 ft	Easy	34 min · 27 mi

Quick picks near Springfield

Easy and short: Whites Creek Greenway at Fontanel — 2.7 mi, rated easy, 17 mi from town
Biggest climb: Laurel Woods Trail — 315 ft over 10.8 mi, 16 mi from town
Longest: Laurel Woods Trail — 10.8 mi, 16 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Two Rivers Park Greenway Trail to Two Rivers Lake; Recovery Trail to Dunbar Lake; Dunbar’s Path to Dunbar Lake; Disc Golf Course to Cedar Hill Lake

Viewpoints: Shelby Bottoms Greenway Trail to Observation Deck

Nearby towns: Nashville (23 mi) · Gallatin (24 mi) · Dickson (40 mi) · Bowling Green (41 mi)

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