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TNTennessee rankings

Towns with the most trails in Tennessee

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 95 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Collegedale 1 Collegedale 3.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 48.0 mi Clinton 2 Clinton 1.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 21.0 mi Chattanooga 3 Chattanooga 1.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 181.4 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Map of Collegedale Collegedale11,330 people 3.9 mi / sq mi 48.0 mi 8
2 Clinton Clinton10,239 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 21.0 mi 4
3 Chattanooga Chattanooga185,783 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 181.4 mi 83
4 Bristol Bristol27,636 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 37.5 mi 12
5 Signal Mountain Signal Mountain8,860 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 5
6 Dyersburg Dyersburg15,979 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 15.9 mi 9
7 Knoxville Knoxville195,185 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 91.0 mi 93
8 Franklin Franklin87,133 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 33.7 mi 16
9 Kingsport Kingsport56,262 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 39.7 mi 16
10 Crossville Crossville12,428 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 15.4 mi 3
11 Map of Red Bank Red Bank12,010 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 5
12 Unicoi Unicoi3,806 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 11.9 mi 1
13 East Ridge East Ridge22,070 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 5
14 Johnson City Johnson City72,222 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 30.1 mi 21
15 Fairview Fairview10,009 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 12.2 mi 4
16 Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge6,375 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 9.4 mi 2
17 Germantown Germantown40,673 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 12.6 mi 19
18 Farragut Farragut24,634 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.2 mi 15
19 Greenbrier Greenbrier6,971 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 0
20 Memphis Memphis618,980 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 177.0 mi 158
21 Oak Ridge Oak Ridge32,693 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 53.4 mi 18
22 Martin Martin10,915 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.5 mi 6
23 Kingston Springs Kingston Springs2,791 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 2
24 Map of Brentwood Brentwood45,556 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 24.0 mi 11
25 Covington Covington8,587 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 1
26 Bean Station Bean Station3,016 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 5
27 Jacksboro Jacksboro2,650 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
28 Oak Hill Oak Hill4,617 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 2
29 Collierville Collierville51,515 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 18.9 mi 14
30 Murfreesboro Murfreesboro161,445 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 32.8 mi 11
31 Oakland Oakland9,979 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 0
32 Sevierville Sevierville18,397 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 11.9 mi 4
33 Map of Gatlinburg Gatlinburg3,663 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 3
34 Spring Hill Spring Hill55,765 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 13.2 mi 6
35 Milan Milan8,244 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 1
36 Clarksville Clarksville176,456 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 41.1 mi 27
37 Elizabethton Elizabethton14,374 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 10
38 Lewisburg Lewisburg12,861 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 1
39 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government715,388 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 209.5 mi 127
40 Morristown Morristown31,527 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 11.0 mi 15
41 Map of Thompson's Station Thompson's Station8,294 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.4 mi 3
42 Jackson Jackson68,435 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 21.0 mi 12
43 Bartlett Bartlett56,876 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 11.7 mi 15
44 Smyrna Smyrna56,692 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 15
45 Kingston Kingston6,224 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 3
46 Hendersonville Hendersonville63,091 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 12.6 mi 9
47 Union City Union City10,982 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.1 mi 8
48 Athens Athens14,471 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 3
49 Lexington Lexington7,962 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 2
50 Harriman Harriman6,090 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 4
51 Lafayette Lafayette5,727 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 3
52 Maryville Maryville32,392 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 10
53 Millington Millington11,289 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 7.0 mi 7
54 La Vergne40,243 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 7.1 mi 7
55 Goodlettsville Goodlettsville17,597 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 3
56 Newbern Newbern3,289 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 1
57 Estill Springs Estill Springs2,695 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 3
58 Rockwood Rockwood5,566 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 2
59 Alcoa Alcoa12,222 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.1 mi 10
60 Clifton Clifton2,660 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 0
61 Tullahoma Tullahoma21,103 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 7
62 Centerville Centerville3,535 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 3
63 Gallatin Gallatin48,532 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.7 mi 6
64 Portland Portland13,449 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 4
65 Atoka Atoka10,385 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 4
66 Soddy-Daisy Soddy-Daisy13,231 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.6 mi 6
67 Paris Paris10,338 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 2
68 Lakeland Lakeland14,192 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 0
69 Winchester Winchester9,799 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 3
70 Selmer Selmer4,488 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 0
71 Nolensville Nolensville15,074 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 5
72 McKenzie McKenzie5,631 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 1
73 Louisville Louisville4,383 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 2
74 White House White House14,631 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 1
75 Lenoir City Lenoir City11,110 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 3
76 Jefferson City Jefferson City8,579 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 6
77 Humboldt Humboldt7,787 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 4
78 Dunlap5,678 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 4
79 Cookeville Cookeville36,088 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 16
80 Bolivar5,144 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
81 Coalfield2,754 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 0
82 Cleveland Cleveland48,829 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 13
83 Dickson Dickson16,424 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 1
84 Manchester Manchester12,944 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 6
85 Loudon Loudon6,432 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 3
86 Ripley Ripley7,658 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 1
87 Mount Juliet42,073 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 7
88 McMinnville McMinnville13,844 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
89 Hartsville/Trousdale County Hartsville/Trousdale County11,957 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 11.3 mi 1
90 Jasper Jasper3,612 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
91 Arlington Arlington15,205 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 6
92 Shelbyville Shelbyville24,661 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 5
93 Lebanon Lebanon44,788 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 4
94 Columbia Columbia45,441 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 9
95 Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government6,674 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 1

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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