52 Trails in Franklin County, Virginia

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Carvin's Cove Trail system Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Roanoke
2. Dragon's Back Expert difficulty 12.0 ***** Salem
3. Mill Mountain Trails Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Roanoke
4. Explore Park Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Roanoke
5. Dody Ridge Advanced difficulty 12.0 ***** Roanoke
6. Mountain Laurel Trails Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Horsepasture
7. Woolwine Trails [Shiners Revenge] Intermediate difficulty 15 ***** Woolwine
8. Falling Creek Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Bedford
9. Cedar Ridge Chatmoss Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Martinsville
10. Montvale Trails Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Roanoke
11. The Gauntlet (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Expert difficulty 2.0 ***** Roanoke
12. Spec Mines Trail Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Roanoke
13. Dark Hollow (Cedar Ridge Chatmoss) Beginner difficulty 5.8 **** Martinsville
14. Songbird (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** Roanoke
15. Little Mountain Trail System Intermediate difficulty 11.0 **** Martinsville
16. Little Bell (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Roanoke
17. The Trough (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Advanced difficulty 2.0 ***** Roanoke
18. Four Gorge (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Roanoke
19. Dogwood Glen Beginner difficulty 4.0 ***** Martinsville
20. Buck (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Roanoke
21. Smith River Trails Beginner difficulty 2.0 ***** Martinsville
22. Hotel (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Beginner difficulty 1.0 *** Roanoke
23. Hi-Dee-Hoe (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Roanoke
24. Gateway (Pandapas Pond / Poverty Creek) Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Blacksburg
25. Comet (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Roanoke
26. Arrowhead (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Roanoke
27. Fort Lewis Mountain Trails Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Roanoke
28. Jamison Mill Beginner difficulty 6.0 ***** Henry
29. Four Gorge Ext (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Roanoke
30. Tuck-A-Way (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Roanoke
31. Enchanted Forest (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Roanoke
32. Lakeside Trail (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Roanoke
33. Waid Park Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Rocky Mount
34. Brushy Mtn (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Beginner difficulty 7.0 ** Roanoke
35. Fairy Stone State Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** Stuart
36. Turkeycock Mountain Expert difficulty 20.0 *** Franklin County
37. School House (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Roanoke
38. Reynolds Homestead Trail difficulty 3.0 *** Stuart
39. Happy Valley (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) difficulty 7.0 Roanoke
40. Hall Track Trail difficulty 6.0 Martinsville
41. Adams Track Trails difficulty 3.0 Martinsville
42. Patrick Henry Community College difficulty 2.0 Martinsville
43. No Business Mountain Trail difficulty 8.0 Critz
44. Grouse (Dragon’s Back) difficulty 2.0 New Castle
45. Hinchee Trail difficulty 2.1 Roanoke
46. Fishburn Park difficulty 6.0 Roanoke
47. Buck Run difficulty 2 Huddleston
48. Kerncliff (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) difficulty 3.0 Roanoke
49. Morningside Park difficulty 2.0 Roanoke
50. Jacob's Drop (Carvin’s Cove Trail system) difficulty 1.0 Roanoke

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