Closest Hiking Trails Near Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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1. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area - Cochran Shoals Area / Sope Creek (13.6 miles)

Sope Creek is a more secluded entrance to the Cochran Shoals area

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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1.0 miles

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2. Stone Mountain State Memorial Park - Nature Garden Trail (13.7 miles)

A scenic loop through a mature oak-hickory forest community

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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0.8 miles

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3. Stone Mountain State Memorial Park - Walk Up Trail (13.7 miles)

Views of metro Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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2.0 miles

786 ft

4. Sweetwater Creek State Park (13.9 miles)

State park with several loop trails of varying difficulty / distance along Sweetwater Creek

Douglasville, Georgia, United States

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5.0 miles

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5. Stone Mountain State Memorial Park - Cherokee Trail (13.9 miles)

Loops around the base of the mountain

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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5.0 miles

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6. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Cheatham Hill (19.6 miles)

The Atlanta Campaign started here

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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1.0 miles

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7. Ocmulgee River Trail (51.2 miles)

This hiking trail follows flat, piney woods along the Ocmulgee River

Monticello, Georgia, United States

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5.0 miles

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8. Hitchiti Trail (64.6 miles)

Follows Falling Creek and the Ocmulgee River

Macon, Georgia, United States

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2.5 miles

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9. Indian Mounds Trail (65.2 miles)

Trail traverses the Oconee River floodplain to two prehistoric indian mounds

Greensboro, Georgia, United States

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2.0 miles

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10. Keown Falls Trail (72.0 miles)

Hike to a waterfall

La Fayette, Georgia, United States

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3.6 miles

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11. Lake Winfield Scott Trail (72.7 miles)

This loop trail follows the lakeshore

Blairsville, Georgia, United States

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0.4 miles

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12. Johns Mountain Trail (72.9 miles)

Hike to the top of a waterfall

La Fayette, Georgia, United States

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3.5 miles

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13. Mountaintown Creek Trail (73.5 miles)

Experience roaring cascades and waterfalls

Ellijay, Georgia, United States

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11.2 miles

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14. Lady Slipper Trail - Lake Russel WMA (73.5 miles)

Clarkesville, Georgia, United States

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6.2 miles

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15. Sourwood Trail (73.6 miles)

2.7 mile Loop Two Waterfalls 25 ft. and 10 ft.

Mt. Airy, Georgia, United States

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2.7 miles

300 ft

16. Bear Creek Loop Trail (73.8 miles)

This double-loop trail follows scenic Bear Creek

Ellijay, Georgia, United States

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6.7 miles

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17. Raven Cliffs Trail (74.9 miles)

The trail follows cascading Dodd Creek upstream to the cliffs

Helen, Georgia, United States

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5.0 miles

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18. Sosebee Cove Trail (74.9 miles)

This loop trail circles through one of the finest stands of second-growth hardwood in the region

Blairsville, Georgia, United States

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0.5 miles

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19. Helton Creek Falls Trail (75.0 miles)

Hike to two weaterfalls

Blairsville, Georgia, United States

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0.6 miles

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20. Emery Creek Trail (75.1 miles)

Twin waterfalls highlight this trail

Chatsworth, Georgia, United States

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12.8 miles

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21. Bear Hair Gap Trail (75.4 miles)

Trail offers a panoramic view of the park and lake

Blairsville, Georgia, United States

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4.0 miles

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22. Chickamauga Creek Trail (80.0 miles)

The trail crosses several stream fords and parallels a portion of scenic Chickamauga Creek

La Fayette, Georgia, United States

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6.2 miles

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23. Devil's Den Trail (84.2 miles)

Hike to a Water Fall in the Talladega National Forest

Talladega, Alabama, United States

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1.0 miles

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24. Arkaquah Trail (84.5 miles)

Open ridge tops provide excellent views

Blairsville, Georgia, United States

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11.0 miles

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25. Iron Mountain Trail (86.1 miles)

Offers a spectacular view of the rugged Cohutta Mountains

Chatsworth, Georgia, United States

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8.0 miles

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