Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Athens, Tennessee
Athens, Tennessee
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Alum Cave - Cliff Top Out and Back
10.7 mi 17.3 km • 2,773' Up 845.09 m Up • 2,773' Down 845.09 m Down
Charlies Bunion Out and Back
8.0 mi 12.8 km • 1,632' Up 497.37 m Up • 1,632' Down 497.29 m Down
Chimney Tops Trail
4.2 mi 6.7 km • 1,420' Up 432.7 m Up • 1,420' Down 432.77 m Down
Abrams Falls Out and Back
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 550' Up 167.56 m Up • 550' Down 167.56 m Down
Rainbow Falls
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 1,607' Up 489.94 m Up • 1,607' Down 489.89 m Down
Grotto Falls
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 515' Up 157.07 m Up • 516' Down 157.18 m Down
Ramsey Cascades Trail
8.0 mi 12.8 km • 2,209' Up 673.28 m Up • 2,208' Down 673.1 m Down
Mt. Sterling Loop (Big Creek / Baxter Creek)
17.7 mi 28.6 km • 4,234' Up 1290.45 m Up • 4,233' Down 1290.07 m Down
Andrews Bald Out and Back
3.6 mi 5.8 km • 806' Up 245.82 m Up • 807' Down 246.08 m Down
Raven Cliffs Falls
5.5 mi 8.8 km • 895' Up 272.91 m Up • 895' Down 272.79 m Down
Fiery Gizzard
12.2 mi 19.7 km • 1,097' Up 334.26 m Up • 979' Down 298.28 m Down
Walls of Jericho
6.7 mi 10.7 km • 1,371' Up 417.73 m Up • 1,370' Down 417.72 m Down
Mt. Cammerer from Low Gap
10.8 mi 17.4 km • 2,848' Up 867.98 m Up • 2,847' Down 867.91 m Down
Honey Creek Loop
4.2 mi 6.7 km • 565' Up 172.29 m Up • 571' Down 174.17 m Down
Yonah Mountain Trail #632
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 1,471' Up 448.34 m Up • 1,471' Down 448.23 m Down
Mount Le Conte Loop
16.0 mi 25.7 km • 3,940' Up 1201 m Up • 3,944' Down 1202.27 m Down
Panther Falls
6.7 mi 10.8 km • 396' Up 120.74 m Up • 396' Down 120.8 m Down
Virgin Falls Lollipop
8.0 mi 12.8 km • 867' Up 264.24 m Up • 867' Down 264.24 m Down
Alum Cave
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 1,104' Up 336.64 m Up • 1,104' Down 336.65 m Down
West Rim Loop Trail
4.9 mi 7.8 km • 734' Up 223.83 m Up • 737' Down 224.56 m Down
Spruce Flats Falls Trail
1.8 mi 2.9 km • 452' Up 137.73 m Up • 452' Down 137.7 m Down
Laurel Falls
2.5 mi 4.1 km • 351' Up 107 m Up • 351' Down 106.93 m Down
House Mountain Loop
3.8 mi 6.1 km • 930' Up 283.41 m Up • 931' Down 283.63 m Down
AT: Winding Stair Gap to Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC)
27.8 mi 44.8 km • 5,316' Up 1620.42 m Up • 7,280' Down 2219.01 m Down
Coosa Backcountry
12.7 mi 20.4 km • 3,326' Up 1013.7 m Up • 3,311' Down 1009.17 m Down
Standing Indian (Nantahala Headwaters) Loop
21.9 mi 35.3 km • 3,960' Up 1206.92 m Up • 3,972' Down 1210.8 m Down
Deep Creek Loop
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 847' Up 258.19 m Up • 854' Down 260.16 m Down
Big Creek Gulf Loop
7.5 mi 12.0 km • 1,037' Up 316.14 m Up • 1,035' Down 315.41 m Down