Hiking trails near Covington, Georgia

51 official trails lie within 25 miles of Covington — 159 miles in total, 37 rated easy and 3 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 660 ft; the median trail gains 110 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Blue Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	14.6	228 ft	Expert	29 min · 17 mi
Arabia Mountain PATH	10.6	308 ft	Hard	33 min · 18 mi
Green Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	6.8	130 ft	Hard	27 min · 18 mi
Rockdale River Trail	5.8	187 ft	Moderate	36 min · 22 mi
Red Loop (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	5.7	128 ft	Moderate	25 min · 16 mi
Cherokee Trail	4.7	325 ft	Moderate	43 min · 30 mi
Bicycle Trail (Yellow River Park)	3.3	161 ft	Moderate	35 min · 23 mi
Multiuse Trail (Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center)	5.6	131 ft	Moderate	24 min · 14 mi
Green Loop (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	5.4	101 ft	Moderate	23 min · 15 mi
Walk-Up Trail	1.2	660 ft	Moderate	42 min · 30 mi
Kinnard Creek Trail	3.6	258 ft	Moderate	50 min · 29 mi
Harris Greenway Trail	3.7	174 ft	Moderate	55 min · 31 mi
Bike only trail	2.8	136 ft	Moderate	20 min · 8 mi
Panola Mountain Greenway	3.4	114 ft	Moderate	37 min · 24 mi
Equestrian Trail (Yellow River Park)	2.6	142 ft	Easy	35 min · 23 mi
Blue Loop (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	4.3	93 ft	Easy	23 min · 15 mi
Blue Trail (Georgia International Horse Park)	2.5	177 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Aboothlacoosta Creek Loop	3.8	110 ft	Easy	49 min · 30 mi
Yellow Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	2.7	106 ft	Easy	29 min · 17 mi
Turner Lake Trail	3.4	56 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
Olde Town Conyers PATH Trail	3.6	163 ft	Easy	18 min · 13 mi
South Rock	2.5	143 ft	Easy	30 min · 19 mi
South River Trail	3.2	132 ft	Easy	34 min · 23 mi
Eastern Regional Greenway	5.1	77 ft	Easy	55 min · 33 mi

Quick picks near Covington

Easy and short: Equestrian Trail (Yellow River Park) — 2.6 mi, rated easy, 18 mi from town
Biggest climb: Walk-Up Trail — 660 ft over 1.2 mi, 23 mi from town
Longest: Blue Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park) — 14.6 mi, 15 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Arabia Mountain PATH to Arabia Mountain; Walk-Up Trail to Stone Mountain; Panola Mountain Greenway to Panola Mountain

Lakes: Green Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park) to Lake Brantley; Cherokee Trail to Stone Mountain Park Lake-South; Turner Lake Trail to Turner Lake; Beach Trail to Lake Rutledge

Viewpoints: Laurel Creek Trail to Rock outcrop; Wilburn Farm Trail to Exposed rock

Nearby towns: McDonough (21 mi) · Madison (21 mi) · Winder (27 mi) · Atlanta (35 mi)

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