127 official trails lie within 25 miles of Roanoke — 380 miles in total, 64 rated easy and 19 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 2,520 ft; the median trail gains 390 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price - Broad Mountain | 10.5 | 1,808 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Glenwood Horse | 38.8 | 2,520 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| North Mountain | 13.4 | 1,318 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Glenwood Horse Alternate Loop | 11.7 | 1,140 ft | Expert | 20 mi |
| Flat Top Trail | 5.3 | 1,590 ft | Expert | 25 mi |
| Potts Mountain Jeep Trail | 7.2 | 1,546 ft | Hard | 25 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | 5.6 | 1,038 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | 7.9 | 1,096 ft | Hard | 6 mi |
| Ferrier | 4.7 | 1,424 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Unnamed trail | 4.1 | 1,451 ft | Hard | 7 mi |
| Sevenmile | 5.5 | 1,081 ft | Hard | 25 mi |
| Potts Arm | 3.9 | 1,309 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Virginia's Walk | 5.7 | 807 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Lipes Branch | 2.4 | 1,729 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Fr-630 | 5.0 | 1,048 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Pulaski Tract | 7.6 | 264 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Sulphur Ridge | 3.4 | 1,309 ft | Moderate | 18 mi |
| Little Cove Mountain | 2.7 | 1,538 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Dragon's Tooth | 3.1 | 791 ft | Moderate | 13 mi |
| Sarver | 2.2 | 1,434 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| Andy Layne Trail | 2.6 | 1,192 ft | Moderate | 11 mi |
| Roanoke Horse Trail | 4.6 | 448 ft | Moderate | 4 mi |
| McAfee's Knob Trail | 4.6 | 728 ft | Moderate | 10 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge Trail | 6.2 | 243 ft | Moderate | 3 mi |
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