Georgia Hiking Trail Difficulty: Easy

Hit the trail! These Georgia hiking trails travel to some seriously beautiful landscapes – but are easy in effort for children or beginning hikers.

Chattooga River Trail: hiking the Bartram Trail from Russell Bridge

Hike through a beautifully scenic forest on the banks of a wide, clear-flowing river in Northeast Georgia. This adventure follows the Chattooga River Trail and Bartram Trail from Russell Bridge, explores an old abandoned homestead, and ends at the Chattooga’s ultra-scenic river banks at Adeline Ford.
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Fall Branch Falls on the Benton MacKaye Trail

Hike the Benton MacKaye Trail a short half mile, roundtrip, exploring the cascading Fall Branch Falls waterfall and a shady, mossy forest near Blue Ridge.
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Phinizy Swamp Nature Park: Boardwalk and Rain Garden Trails

Hike the ultra-scenic boardwalk trails at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park in Augusta, exploring a wildlife-filled marshland draped in Spanish moss near the banks of the Savannah River.
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Johnson Ferry Trail on the Chattahoochee River

Hike, walk or run the Johnson Ferry Trail, exploring the Chattahoochee River’s banks in metro Atlanta. This great beginner-friendly trail catches beautiful river views, visits a small waterfall and large cave outcropping, and explores a marshy, wildflower-filled wetland.
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Wormsloe Historic Site: hiking near Savannah

Hike the Wormsloe Historic Site near Savannah, following the Battery Trail to Oak Avenue’s 400 moss-draped oak trees, historic tabby ruins, beautiful coastal views, and the site of a Civil War fort.
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Minnehaha Falls Trail

Hike the Minnehaha Falls Trail, a short, easy, kid-friendly hike on Lake Rabun in North Georgia, to a beautiful, towering, cascading waterfall.
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Helton Creek Falls

Hike to two beautiful waterfalls at Helton Creek Falls on a short, kid-friendly, less-than-one-mile trail near Helen, Georgia.
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Sope Creek Park: hiking the Paper Mill & Creek Trail

Hike a one-mile trail at Sope Creek Park near Marietta, exploring Civil-War-era paper mill ruins near the shore of a rocky, tumbling Chattahoochee River tributary creek.
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South Peachtree Creek Trail at Mason Mill Park

Run the South Peachtree Creek Trail from Decatur’s Mason Mill Park, exploring treetops on a raised boardwalk, visiting the historic Decatur Waterworks, and running to Medlock Park.
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Marble Mine Trail: hiking James H “Sloppy” Floyd State Park

Hike the Marble Mine Trail in Georgia’s James H “Sloppy” Floyd State Park to an abandoned mine entrance, a trickling waterfall, and beautiful sunset views over a glassy lake.
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