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Best Hiking Trails near Bristol, Tennessee



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Explore hiking trails around Bristol, Tennessee. The best hike near Bristol is Pisgah National Forest Hike, a 2.2 mile out and back trail in Pisgah National Forest.


  • Hiking Trails (618)
  • Parks & Forests (35)
  1. 1
    Babel Tower Trail (in Linville Gorge)
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi
  2. 2
    Mount Rogers Loop via Appalachian Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.5 mi
  3. 3
    Roan Mountain on the AT: Carver's Gap to Hwy 19E
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 13.6 mi
  4. 4
    Mount Mitchell from Black Mountain CG via Mount Mitchell Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 11.0 mi
  5. 5
    Roan Mtn: Grassy Ridge Bald via Appalachian Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.9 mi
  6. 6
    Linville River via Spence Ridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.4 mi
  7. 7
    Boone Fork Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.7 mi
  8. 8
    Elk Knob
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.7 mi
  9. 9
    168 Loop via Buncombe Horse Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.7 mi
  10. 10
    Virginia Creeper Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 17.7 mi

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Pisgah National Forest
Cherokee National Forest
Jefferson National Forest
Jefferson National Forest
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Cherokee National Forest
Linville Gorge Wilderness
Lewis Fork Wilderness
Mount Mitchell State Park
Grandfather Mountain State Park
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness
Jefferson National Forest
Lake James State Park
Pond Mountain Wilderness
Warriors Path State Park
Warriors Path State Park
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness
Raccoon Branch Wilderness
Roan Mountain State Park
New River State Park
Elk Knob State Park
Rendezvous Mountain State Park
Garden Mountain Wilderness
Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve
Little Dry Run Wilderness
Beartown Wilderness
Pine Mountain Trail State Park
Rendezvous Mountain State Forest