Hiking trails near Huntsville, Texas

37 official trails lie within 25 miles of Huntsville — 273 miles in total, 21 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 295 ft; the median trail gains 87 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Lake Loop	12.8	129 ft	Hard	29 min · 18 mi
Little Lake Creek	18.5	180 ft	Hard	52 min · 25 mi
Lone Star	97.6	295 ft	Moderate	40 min · 23 mi
Woodpecker	8.6	105 ft	Moderate	40 min · 24 mi
Iron Horse Loop	10.2	108 ft	Moderate	33 min · 17 mi
South Balloon	8.7	92 ft	Moderate	40 min · 19 mi
Zebra	7.1	109 ft	Moderate	40 min · 19 mi
North Balloon	7.5	89 ft	Moderate	40 min · 19 mi
Big Loop	7.3	99 ft	Moderate	42 min · 23 mi
Triple C Trail	4.9	114 ft	Moderate	19 min · 10 mi
Four Notch	5.1	85 ft	Moderate	31 min · 15 mi
Raven	7.2	115 ft	Moderate	29 min · 16 mi
Fern	5.6	79 ft	Moderate	41 min · 19 mi
Chinquapin Trail	4.5	112 ft	Moderate	20 min · 8 mi
North Loop	5.0	156 ft	Easy	10 min · 6 mi
String	5.1	62 ft	Easy	40 min · 24 mi
Sandy	3.5	61 ft	Easy	38 min · 19 mi
Kelly'S Pond	3.0	77 ft	Easy	49 min · 25 mi
Boy Scout	2.8	87 ft	Easy	34 min · 19 mi
Ycc	2.2	104 ft	Easy	30 min · 18 mi
South Loop	4.0	63 ft	Easy	10 min · 6 mi
Honeymoon	2.6	75 ft	Easy	40 min · 23 mi
Dogwood Trail	1.6	60 ft	Easy	16 min · 8 mi
North Wilderness	2.3	48 ft	Easy	41 min · 23 mi

Quick picks near Huntsville

Easy and short: Sandy — 3.5 mi, rated easy, 11 mi from town
Longest: Lone Star — 97.6 mi, 18 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Lone Star to Camelia Lake; Zebra to Jib Lake; Triple C Trail to Huntsville State Park Lake; Chinquapin Trail to Huntsville State Park Lake

Nearby towns: Conroe (26 mi) · Cleveland (37 mi) · Houston (64 mi) · Fulshear (72 mi)

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