Parkway · Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee

Trails in Natchez Trace Parkway

78 named trails · 109 miles · 78 trailheads · 5 with the Park Service's own write-up. Each trail's page has its profile, trailhead and the Service's write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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78 trails, A to Z.

Administration Office Sidewalk

0.1 mi

Picnic areasVisitor centers

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Birdsong Hollow Overlook Path

Views

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CH Bear Creek Mound Trail

Bear Creek Mound Trail Drive there

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CH Buzzard Roost Spring Trail

0.1 mi

SpringsBuzzard Roost Spring Drive there

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CH Cave Spring Trail

0.1 mi

CavesSpringsCave Spring Trail Drive there

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CH Colbert Ferry Trail

0.3 mi

HistoryColbert Stand Trail Drive there

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CH Freedom Hills Overlook Trail

0.2 mi · about 80 ft of climbing

ViewsFreedom Hills Overlook Trail Drive there

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CH Holly Picnic Area Trail

Picnic areas

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CH Rock Springs Trail

0.4 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

SpringsRock Spring Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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CH Sunken Trace Trail

0.3 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Sunken Trace Trail Drive there

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Chickasaw Village Spur Trail

0.1 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

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Chickasaw Village Path

HistoryChickasaw Village Self Guiding Trail / NST Blackland Prairie Section Trail Drive there

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Chickasaw Village Self Guiding Trail

0.2 mi

HistoryChickasaw Village Self Guiding Trail / NST Blackland Prairie Section Trail Drive there

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Chickasaw Village Trail

1.5 mi · about 80 ft of climbing

NST - Blackland Prairie Section Trail Drive there

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DA Bynum Mounds Trail

8.2 mi · about 750 ft of climbing

CampgroundsWitch Dance Horse Trail Drive there

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DA Jeff Busby Trail

0.9 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

CampgroundsLittle Mountain Trail and 2 more Drive there

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DA Old Trace North Trail

0.2 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Old Trace Drive there

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DA Witch Dance Trail

0.2 mi

HistoryBynum Mounds Trail Drive there

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Footpaths Through History Self Guiding Trail

0.3 mi

Visitor centersFootpaths Through History Self Guiding Trail and 1 more Drive there

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KO Cole Creek Trail

0.1 mi

Cole Creek Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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KO Drane House Trail

HistoryDrane House Trailhead Drive there

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KO Hurricane Creek Trail

0.2 mi · about 30 ft of climbing

Hurricane Creek Trail Drive there

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KO Myrick Creek Trail

0.2 mi

Myrick Creek Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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LF Baker Bluff Trail

0.4 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

ViewsPicnic areasBaker Blulff Trail and 1 more Drive there

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LF Gordon Ferry Trail

0.3 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

History

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LF Historic Gordon House Trail, MP 410

0.1 mi

HistoryPicnic areasGordon Ferry Trail Drive there

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LF Jackson Falls Trail

0.2 mi

WaterfallsViewsPicnic areasJackson Falls Trail Drive there

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ML Fall Hollow Trail

0.2 mi

WaterfallsViewsFall Hollow Trail Drive there

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ML Glenrock Branch Trail

0.8 mi · about 50 ft of climbing

Picnic areasGlenwood Branch Trail and 1 more Drive there

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ML Meriwether Lewis Trail

4.1 mi · about 500 ft of climbing

ViewsPicnic areasLittle Swan Overlook Trailhead and 2 more Drive there

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ML Metal Ford Trail

0.2 mi

Metal Ford Trail Drive there

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ML Old Trace Walk Trail

0.3 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Old Trace Walk Drive there

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ML Phosphate Mine Trail

0.1 mi

Phosphate Mine Trail Drive there

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ML Sweetwater Trail

0.2 mi

Sweetwater Branch Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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Multi-Use Trail

11 mi · about 450 ft of climbing

ViewsHistoryPicnic areasChisha Foka Multi-Use Trail and 3 more Drive there

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NA Bullen Creek Trail

0.2 mi

Bullen Creek Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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NA Elizabeth Female Academy Trail

0.1 mi

HistoryElizabeth Female Academy Trail Drive there

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NA Emerald Mound Trail

0.1 mi · about 30 ft of climbing

Emerald Mound Trail Drive there

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NA Mt. Locust Trail, MP 15.6

0.5 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

HistoryVisitor centersMt Locust Trail Drive there

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NA National Scenic Trail (Potkopinu)

3.4 mi · about 250 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upNST - Potkopinu Section Trail and 1 more Drive there

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NST - Blackland Prairie Section

1.3 mi · about 60 ft of climbing

NST - Blackland Prairie Section Trail Drive there

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NST - Highland Rim Section

25 mi · about 2,500 ft of climbing

ViewsHistoryPicnic areasthe Service's write-upNST - Garrison Creek Section Trail and 6 more Drive there

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NST - Highland Rim Section Grigg Springs Spur Trail

1.1 mi · about 90 ft of climbing

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NST - Yockanookany Section

0.1 mi

West Florida Boundary Trail & NST - Yockanookany Section Trail Drive there

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NST - Yockanookany Section Cypress Swamp SpurTrail

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Old Canton Road Multi-Use Trail Connector

0.1 mi

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Old Natchez Trace Trail

1.4 mi

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Old Trace Park Multi-Use Trail Connector

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Pear Orchard Road Multi-Use Trail Connector

0.1 mi

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PG Deans Stand Trail

0.2 mi

HistoryPicnic areasDean Stand Trail Drive there

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PG Grindstone Ford Trail

0.1 mi

Grindstone Ford Trail Drive there

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PG Historic Sunken Natchez Trace

0.1 mi

Sunken Trace Trail Drive there

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PG National Scenic Trail

4.5 mi · about 250 ft of climbing

NST - Rocky Springs Section Trail Drive there

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PG Owens Creek Trail

1.5 mi · about 80 ft of climbing

Picnic areasNST - Rocky Springs Section Picnic Area Spur Trail Drive there

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PG Rocky Springs Trail

4.1 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

WaterfallsNST - Rocky Springs Section Campground Spur Trail and 2 more Drive there

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RI Boyds Site Trail

HistoryBoyd Mounds Trail Drive there

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RI Choctaw Boundary Trail (Southern Pines Trail)

0.1 mi

Southern Pines Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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RI Cowles Mead Cemetery Trail, MP 88

0.1 mi

Cowles Mead Cemetery Trail Drive there

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RI Cypress Swamp Trail

0.4 mi

Cypress Swamp Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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RI Multi-Use Trail (Chisha Foka)

HistoryChisha Foka Multi-Use Trail Drive there

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RI National Scenic Trail

26 mi · about 1,100 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upNST - Yockanookany Section Trail and 2 more Drive there

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RI Old Trace Trail (Brasheers Stand)

0.2 mi

ViewsHistoryPicnic areasBrashears Stand Trail Drive there

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Rice Road Multi-Use Trail Connector

0.7 mi

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Rocky Springs Town Site Self Guiding Trail

0.2 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

HistoryRocky Springs Town Site Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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Rocky Springs Trail

0.1 mi

the Service's write-upRocky Springs Trail Drive there

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Sinkhole Trail

Sinkhole Trail Drive there

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Sunnybrook Road Multi-Use Trail Connector

0.1 mi

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TU Beech Springs Trail

0.5 mi

Beech Springs Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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TU Dogwood Valley Trail

0.2 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Dogwood Valley Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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TU Donivan Slough Trail

0.3 mi

Donivan Slough Trail Drive there

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TU Jordan Creek Trail

Picnic areasJourdan Creek Trail Drive there

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TU National Scenic Trail

4.8 mi · Hiking the Blackland Prairie Section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail: 3.5 mi loop · about 150 ft of climbing

ViewsHistoryLakesthe Service's write-upChickasaw Village Self Guiding Trail / NST Blackland Prairie Section Trail and 2 more Drive there

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TU NEEDS Center Trail

0.1 mi

Campgrounds

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TU Old Trace Trail

0.2 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

HistoryConfederate Gravesites Trail Drive there

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TU Tenn-Tom Trail

0.1 mi

Picnic areasTenn-Tom Waterway Trail Drive there

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Visitor Center Sidewalk

0.1 mi

Picnic areasVisitor centersBeech Springs Self Guiding Trail Drive there

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War of 1812 Monument Path

about 10 ft of climbing

HistoryPicnic areas

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West Florida Boundary Trail

0.4 mi · about 30 ft of climbing

West Florida Boundary Trail & NST - Yockanookany Section Trail Drive there

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1 more mapped segment without a name is on the map, not in the list.

More hikes the Park Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

Hiking the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail · 5-14 Hours · dogs allowed
The Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail consists of five sections running roughly parallel to the Natchez Trace Parkway motor road. The five sections of hiking trail, total more than 60 miles in southern forests. The trails offer opportunities to explore wetlands, swamps, hardwood forest, rock outcroppings, overlooks, and the history of the area. Established in 1983, the trail is part of the National Park Service and the National Trails System.
Hiking to Waterfalls on the Natchez Trace · 15-120 Minutes · dogs allowed
Perhaps two of the most awe-inspiring sites along the Natchez Trace Parkway are Jackson Falls (milepost 404.7) and Fall Hollow (milepost 391.9) located in Tennessee. Though both falls are equally picturesque, each fall offers a unique experience. Both provide beautiful scenery, but also offer opportunities to see wildflowers, birds, and other wildlife.
Trails on the Natchez Trace Parkway · 15-460 Minutes · dogs allowed
The Natchez Trace Parkway has trails from 200 feet to 27 miles long. There are many short nature trails, and the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (www.nps.gov/natt) is totally contained within the Parkway boundaries.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.