Hiking trails near Toccoa, Georgia

56 official trails lie within 25 miles of Toccoa — 198 miles in total, 28 rated easy and 11 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 2,076 ft; the median trail gains 331 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Bartram	27.6	2,076 ft	Expert	53 min · 34 mi
Willis Knob Horse Trail	14.1	985 ft	Expert	1 h 14 min · 43 mi
Chattooga River Trail	9.7	502 ft	Expert	1 h 21 min · 40 mi
Panther Creek Trail	5.9	781 ft	Hard	24 min · 15 mi
Stonewall Falls Mountain Bike	8.6	548 ft	Hard	43 min · 27 mi
Oakey Mountain Orv Trail	6.4	847 ft	Hard	1 h 49 min · 25 mi
Darnell Creek Horse Trail	4.2	1,022 ft	Hard	1 h 06 min · 39 mi
Smith Creek Trail	4.5	957 ft	Hard	55 min · 35 mi
Stonewall Falls Mountain Bike Trail	6.1	345 ft	Hard	43 min · 27 mi
Mountain Bike Trail (Unicoi State Park)	5.5	331 ft	Hard	57 min · 35 mi
Darnell Creek Horse Trail Loop	2.8	1,276 ft	Moderate	1 h 05 min · 39 mi
Mount Yonah	2.1	1,421 ft	Moderate	1 h 09 min · 39 mi
Ladyslipper	5.3	541 ft	Hard	37 min · 20 mi
Trestle Loop	4.0	617 ft	Moderate	15 min · 9 mi
Edmonds Trail (East Fork)	2.7	689 ft	Moderate	55 min · 34 mi
White Twister Mountain Bike Tr	4.1	304 ft	Moderate	43 min · 27 mi
Broad River	4.2	205 ft	Moderate	24 min · 9 mi
Opossum Creek Falls Trail	2.3	756 ft	Moderate	57 min · 24 mi
Edmonds Trail (West Fork)	2.2	712 ft	Moderate	55 min · 34 mi
Tuckaluge Spur	2.1	579 ft	Moderate	56 min · 36 mi
Payne's Creek MTB Trail - north loop	6.2	120 ft	Moderate	53 min · 31 mi
Lake Russell Loop	4.8	190 ft	Moderate	32 min · 20 mi
Frady Branch Loop	3.6	417 ft	Moderate	20 min · 9 mi
Rhododendron Trail	1.7	655 ft	Easy	31 min · 19 mi

Quick picks near Toccoa

Easy and short: Rhododendron Trail — 1.7 mi, rated easy, 11 mi from town
Biggest climb: Bartram — 2,076 ft over 27.6 mi, 21 mi from town
Longest: Bartram — 27.6 mi, 21 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Smith Creek Trail to Anna Ruby Falls

Summits: Willis Knob Horse Trail to Burrell Mountain; Oakey Mountain Orv Trail to Oakey Mountain; Darnell Creek Horse Trail Loop to Oakey Mountain; Mount Yonah to Yonah Mountain

Lakes: Ladyslipper to Nancy Town Lake; Edmonds Trail (East Fork) to Black Rock Lake; Edmonds Trail (West Fork) to Black Rock Lake; Lake Russell Loop to Lake Russell

Viewpoints: Panther Creek Trail to Upper Falls view; Smith Creek Trail to Waterfall view; Tsalaki Trail to 18; High Bluff Trail to Inspiration Point

Mountain passes: Bartram to Windy Gap; Willis Knob Horse Trail to Pigpen Gap; Oakey Mountain Orv Trail to Ann Gap; Darnell Creek Horse Trail to Wilson Gap

Trail guides near Toccoa

3 Forks — 6.5 mi, 1,232 ft climb · 27 mi away
Carter Gap Trail — 3.0 mi, 1,151 ft climb · 28 mi away
Bartram Trail — 8.3 mi, 1,458 ft climb · 29 mi away
Appalachian Trail — 5.6 mi, 1,027 ft climb · 32 mi away
Foothills Trail — 6.9 mi, 1,057 ft climb · 32 mi away
Wagon Train — 5.7 mi, 1,763 ft climb · 34 mi away
Jacks Knob — 4.5 mi, 1,604 ft climb · 34 mi away
Arkaquah — 5.3 mi, 2,111 ft climb · 38 mi away
Coosa Backcountry — 6.5 mi, 2,143 ft climb · 38 mi away
Nicholson Gap — 2.6 mi, 1,254 ft climb · 40 mi away

Nearby towns: Clemson (30 mi) · Gainesville (35 mi) · Athens (44 mi) · Winder (46 mi)

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