Hiking trails near Gainesville, Georgia

37 official trails lie within 25 miles of Gainesville — 73 miles in total, 31 rated easy and 1 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 1,421 ft; the median trail gains 211 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Mount Yonah	2.1	1,421 ft	Moderate	25 mi
Bowmans Island West - Trail System	6.4	148 ft	Hard	17 mi
Lake Russell Loop	4.8	190 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Mountainside Trail	3.0	368 ft	Moderate	19 mi
Rhododendron Trail	1.7	655 ft	Easy	24 mi
Indian Seats Trail	3.3	377 ft	Moderate	18 mi
East Mulberry Equestrian Loop	3.2	303 ft	Moderate	17 mi
Red Trail	2.2	251 ft	Easy	19 mi
Bridge Loop	2.8	193 ft	Easy	3 mi
Blue Trail	2.6	258 ft	Easy	20 mi
Hightower Loop	2.2	268 ft	Easy	24 mi
Rhododendron Lake Access	1.2	462 ft	Easy	24 mi
Ravine Loop Trail	1.6	288 ft	Easy	17 mi
Orange Trail	2.6	144 ft	Easy	21 mi
Sally Free Trail	1.5	194 ft	Easy	23 mi
Whissenhunt Loop	1.5	272 ft	Easy	24 mi
Blue-Red Trail	1.6	186 ft	Easy	19 mi
Settles Bridge - Trail System	2.7	101 ft	Easy	21 mi
Amicalola Interpretive Loop	1.1	229 ft	Easy	23 mi
Orange-Blue Trail	1.4	256 ft	Easy	19 mi
Green Trail	1.2	238 ft	Easy	21 mi
Sugar Hill Greenway	2.2	157 ft	Easy	19 mi
Ridgeline Trail	1.0	248 ft	Easy	18 mi
Pink Trail	1.4	218 ft	Easy	20 mi

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