52 Trails in Franklin County, Virginia

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

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