Hiking trails near Richlands, Virginia

59 official trails lie within 25 miles of Richlands — 261 miles in total, 31 rated easy and 9 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 2,420 ft; the median trail gains 526 ft.

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5 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Jawbone	36.2	745 ft	Expert	36 min · 13 mi
Brumley Mountain Trail	10.0	508 ft	Expert	58 min · 37 mi
Roaring Fork	2.9	615 ft	Moderate	1 h 04 min · 31 mi
Grapevine Hill Trail	1.3	526 ft	Easy	48 min · 24 mi
"Through the Pines" 5K XC Course	2.3	57 ft	Easy	38 min · 24 mi

Quick picks near Richlands

Easy and short: Grapevine Hill Trail — 1.3 mi, rated easy, 16 mi from town
Biggest climb: Jawbone — 745 ft over 36.2 mi, 6 mi from town
Longest: Jawbone — 36.2 mi, 6 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Grapevine Hill Trail to Big Falls

Summits: Brumley Mountain Trail to Turkey Knob

Mountain passes: Brumley Mountain Trail to White Rock Gap

Trail guides near Richlands

Haysi-Ridgeview Trail System — 78.1 mi, 704 ft climb · 28 mi away
Original Pocahontas Trail System — 58.5 mi, 369 ft climb · 30 mi away
Iron Mountain — 17.8 mi, 1,745 ft climb · 30 mi away
Prospector — 2.0 mi, 376 ft climb · 31 mi away
Virginia Highlands — 58.2 mi, 1,685 ft climb · 31 mi away
Chief Benge Scout — 15.6 mi, 1,960 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Marion (24 mi) · Bluefield (35 mi) · Bristol (38 mi) · Pikeville (48 mi)

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