Georgia Hiking Trails


Hiking the Appalachian Trail at Rocky Mountain: Unicoi Gap to Indian Grave Gap

Hiking the Appalachian Trail at Rocky Mountain: Unicoi Gap to Indian Grave Gap

This challenging, 5.5 mile stretch of Appalachian Trail in Georgia rises sharply to the awesome long-range views from the summit of Rocky Mountain.

Hiking Tray Mountain via the Appalachian Trail at Indian Grave Gap

Hiking Tray Mountain via the Appalachian Trail at Indian Grave Gap

This scenic stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia winds 5.2 miles roundtrip from the Indian Grave Gap valley to the soaring Tray Mountain summit.

Atlanta’s Best Hiking Trails – Our Top 10 Favorite Hikes

Atlanta’s Best Hiking Trails – Our Top 10 Favorite Hikes

Check out our top 10 favorite hikes within 40 miles of Atlanta, Georgia. These hiking trails explore beautiful forest, rolling terrain and scenic rivers & creeks near Atlanta.

Hiking Pine Mountain in Cartersville, Georgia: Allatoona Lake Vistas

Hiking Pine Mountain in Cartersville, Georgia: Allatoona Lake Vistas

This 4.5 mile hiking trail near Cartersville, Georgia climbs to the scenic summit of Pine Mountain for outstanding long-range views of Lake Allatoona, winds through massive granite outcrops and explores a stream-filled valley.

Hiking the Indian Seats Trail at Sawnee Mountain Preserve near Atlanta, Georgia

Hiking the Indian Seats Trail at Sawnee Mountain Preserve near Atlanta, Georgia

This four mile climb to the Sawnee Mountain summit in Cumming, Georgia hikes to an outstanding overlook with beautiful, long-range views of the North Georgia mountains.

Hiking the Edmonds Backcountry Trail at Georgia’s Black Rock Mountain State Park

Hiking the Edmonds Backcountry Trail at Georgia’s Black Rock Mountain State Park

This hiking trail climbs through a difficult 6 mile stretch of backcountry in Georgia’s highest elevation state park, rising and falling along multiple mountain summits, crossing streams, and visiting a beautiful, secluded waterfall.

Hiking Georgia’s Vogel State Park to Blood Mountain via the Appalachian Trail

Hiking Georgia’s Vogel State Park to Blood Mountain via the Appalachian Trail

This hike follows four trails through Georgia’s Vogel State Park to the stunningly beautiful Blood Mountain summit on the famed Appalachian Trail. And with an elevation change of over 4300 feet along its 8.5 miles, this moderately difficult hiking trail is a great workout.

Hiking the Dowdell Loop Trail at Georgia’s FD Roosevelt State Park

Hiking the Dowdell Loop Trail at Georgia’s FD Roosevelt State Park

This trail hikes the lofty Pine Mountain Trail at FD Roosevelt State Park in Georgia, climbing along a 4.3 mile loop to sweeping valley views from high elevation on the long, raised Pine Mountain Ridge.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail in Georgia – Three Forks to Long Creek Falls

Hiking the Appalachian Trail in Georgia – Three Forks to Long Creek Falls

This hiking trail travels through a rich hemlock and rhododendron-filled valley in North Georgia, following Long Creek along the Appalachian Trail to several impressive & beautiful waterfalls.

Atlanta’s Eastside Beltline Trail: an Urban Walk through History & Culture

Atlanta’s Eastside Beltline Trail: an Urban Walk through History & Culture

This out-and-back walk along the paved Eastside trail on Atlanta’s Beltline travels 4 miles from Piedmont Park to Inman Park & Old 4th Ward, passing through art, history and urban culture.

Hiking the Arabia Mountain Trails near Atlanta, Georgia: Surreal Granite Vistas

Hiking the Arabia Mountain Trails near Atlanta, Georgia: Surreal Granite Vistas

Ecological and geological diversity abound along the hiking trails at Arabia Mountain, winding through massive fields of exposed granite and past fragile, shallow basins teeming with rare plant life.

Hiking Jacks River Falls Trail: Splashing through Georgia’s Cohutta Wilderness

Hiking Jacks River Falls Trail: Splashing through Georgia’s Cohutta Wilderness

This 6 mile moderate trail winds and splashes through the Jacks River valley, wading through the river to a series of impressive waterfalls.

Hiking East Palisades / Indian Trail at the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, Georgia

Hiking East Palisades / Indian Trail at the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, Georgia

This 3.4 mile, moderate hiking trail follows the Chattahoochee River on the East bank of the Palisades, crossing through a bamboo forest and scaling several large bluffs overlooking the river.

Hiking Emery Creek in North Georgia: Wild River Crossings to a Gorgeous Waterfall

Hiking Emery Creek in North Georgia: Wild River Crossings to a Gorgeous Waterfall

This 4.4 mile hiking trail near Blue Ridge, Georgia winds along and through Emery Creek, crossing the stream 20 times along the trail. This is not an easy trail to navigate. But the payoff at the end of the hike is worth it: a gorgeous, secluded waterfall.

Hiking the Vickery Creek Trail in Roswell, Georgia: Mill Ruins and a Historic Dam

Hiking the Vickery Creek Trail in Roswell, Georgia: Mill Ruins and a Historic Dam

The Vickery Creek trail, a moderate 3 mile loop trail just outside Atlanta, hikes to 2 historic mills, a covered bridge, and an impressive historic dam along the Big Creek canyon near Atlanta, Georgia.


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