"Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts" is a country music song written by Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon, recorded by Hank Snow and Anita Carter, and released on the RCA Victor label. In May 1951, it reached No. 2 on the US country charts.[1] It spent 14 weeks on the chart and was the No. 12 country record of 1951 based on juke box plays.[2][1]