178 official trails lie within 25 miles of Staunton — 676 miles in total, 58 rated easy and 52 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 2,753 ft; the median trail gains 738 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trayfoot Mountain Trail | 14.2 | 1,942 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Wild Oak | 26.6 | 2,753 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Furnace Mountain Trail | 9.6 | 1,860 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| North Mountain | 15.2 | 2,258 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Rockytop Trail | 16.6 | 1,486 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Patterson Ridge Trail | 9.4 | 1,566 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Shenandoah Mountain | 35.9 | 2,413 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Brown Mtn Trail | 10.0 | 1,599 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Timber Ridge | 7.5 | 2,515 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Bald Ridge | 7.9 | 1,899 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Lewis Peak Trail | 7.1 | 1,402 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Torry Ridge | 7.2 | 1,986 ft | Expert | 17 mi |
| Albemarle Trails | 6.3 | 1,224 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail | 10.3 | 926 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Paine Run Trail | 11.2 | 920 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Riprap Trail | 9.2 | 1,484 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Crawford Mountain Trail | 5.7 | 2,107 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Turk Branch Trail | 7.5 | 1,175 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Buck Mountain | 5.7 | 2,063 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Ramseys Draft | 7.5 | 1,794 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
| Maple Springs | 5.1 | 2,221 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Rocky Mountain Run Trail | 7.8 | 1,038 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Wolf Ridge | 5.4 | 1,954 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
| Mills Creek | 6.8 | 1,688 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
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