Great Rides - Johnson City, TN

Wondering where to ride? We got you. Check out our curated collection of local road, family, and mountain bike routes. Here, you’ll find the best places to bike in Johnson City, TN along with great cycling routes in Kingsport, Knoxville, Hampton, and Boone. Browse these options for guidance on where to ride in Johnson City, GPS files, and metrics on your ride, like distance and elevation.

Here are a few of our favorite Johnson City, TN rides.

Flint Rock Overlook Loop

Distance: 7 mi
Sullivan County, TN

Forest Road 5081

Distance: 11 mi
Carter County, TN

Knoxville Urban Wilderness

Distance: 41 mi
Knoxville, TN

Pisgah National Forest - Black Mountain

Distance: 12 mi
Transylvania County, NC

Rocky Fork State Park

Distance: 12 mi
Unicoi County, TN

Bays Mountain

Distance: 31 mi
Kingsport, TN

Buffalo Mountain - Fire Tower Loop

Distance: 24 mi
Johnson City, TN

Lake James

Distance: 40 mi
Burke County, NC

Panhandle Road (Forest Road 56)

Distance: 15 mi
Carter County, TN

DuPont State Forest - The Best of DuPont

Distance: 21 mi
Transylvania County, NC

Wolf Creek

Distance: 12 mi
Cocke County, TN

Bumpus Cove (Forest Road 190)

Distance: 20 mi
Washington County, TN

Pisgah National Forest - Turkeypen Gap

Distance: 52.7 mi
Henderson County, NC

Mulberry Gap

Distance: 8.9 mi
Murray County, GA

Tsali Recreation Area

Distance: 42 mi
Graham County, NC

Unaka Mountain Forest Road 230

Distance: 12.7 mi
Mitchell County, NC

Bull & Jake Mountain

Distance: 49 mi
Lumpkin County, GA

Bent Creek

Distance: 60 mi
Buncombe County, NC

Lake Norman State Park

Distance: 26 mi
Iredell County, NC

Big South Fork

Distance: 33 mi
Scott County, TN

Buffalo Mountain - Trail #29 Full Loop

Distance: 37 mi
Johnson City, TN

Big Creek Road (Forest Road 87)

Distance: 43 mi
Sullivan County, TN

Beech Mountain

Distance: 0 mi
Beech Mountain, NC

Watershed Trails

Distance: 5 mi
Hampton, TN

Sugar Mountain

Distance: 0 mi
Sugar Mountain, NC

Windrock Bike Park

Distance: 0 mi
Oliver Springs, TN

Tannery Knobs Mountain Bike Park

Distance: 14 mi
Johnson City, TN

Buc Ridge (ETSU)

Distance: 6 mi
Johnson City, TN

DuPont State Forest - Ridgeline Loop

Distance: 6 mi
Transylvania County, NC

DuPont State Forest - Big Rock Figure Eight

Distance: 7 mi
Transylvania County, NC

Baker Creek Preserve

Distance: 16 mi
Knoxville, TN

Fire Mountain

Distance: 12 mi
Swain County, NC

Warrior's Path

Distance: 11 mi
Sullivan County, TN

Sherman Branch

Distance: 9 mi
Mecklenburg County, NC

Pinnacle Mountain

Distance: 4.5 mi
Unicoi, TN

Pisgah National Forest - Farlow Gap

Distance: 3.1 mi
Transylvania County, NC

Warrior Creek (Kerr Scott)

Distance: 10.2 mi
Wilkes County, NC

Briar Creek Road (Forest Road 188)

Distance: 5.2 mi
Johnson City, TN

Winged Deer Park

Distance: 3 mi
Johnson City, TN

Pisgah National Forest - Bennett Gap

Distance: 2.8 mi
Transylvania County, NC

Rocky Knob

Distance: 10 mi
Boone, NC

Kingsport to Bay's Mountain

Distance: 24.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 1330 ft
Kingsport, TN

Jonesborough to Limestone

Distance: 25.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 2191 ft
Jonesborough, TN

Buffalo Mountain - Trail #29 Full Loop

Distance: 35.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 3483 ft
Johnson City, TN

Mount Mitchell Out and Back

Distance: 66.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 7512 ft
Buncombe County, NC

Roan Mountain Loop

Distance: 66.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 6175 ft
Carter County, TN

Blue Ridge Parkway

Distance: 79 mi
Elevation: +/- 10907 ft
Swain County, NC

Boone Greenway

Distance: 5.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 170 ft
Boone, NC

Erwin Linear Trail

Distance: 5.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 176 ft
Erwin, TN

Veterans Boulevard Greenway

Distance: 7.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 549 ft
Sevierville, TN

Kingsport Greenbelt

Distance: 8.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 313 ft
Kingsport, TN

Alcoa Out and Back

Distance: 10.2 mi
Elevation: +/- 376 ft
Maryville, TN

Guest River Gorge Trail

Distance: 11.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 784 ft
Wise County, VA

Knoxville City Greenway

Distance: 11.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 542 ft
Knoxville, TN

Tweetsie Trail

Distance: 16.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 628 ft
Johnson City, TN

Virginia Creeper Trail

Distance: 35.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 2349 ft
Damascus, VA

Flint Rock Overlook Loop

Distance: 6.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 886 ft
Sullivan County, TN

Briar Creek Road (Forest Road 188)

Distance: 10.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 1572 ft
Johnson City, TN

Forest Road 5081

Distance: 10.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 1695 ft
Carter County, TN

Rocky Fork State Park

Distance: 11.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 1835 ft
Unicoi County, TN

Panhandle Road (Forest Road 56)

Distance: 15.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 2777 ft
Carter County, TN

Bumpus Cove (Forest Road 190)

Distance: 19.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 2832 ft
Washington County, TN

Unaka Mountain (Forest Road 230)

Distance: 23.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 4224 ft
Mitchell County, NC

Big Creek Road (Forest Road 87)

Distance: 42.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 3893 ft
Sullivan County, TN