Hiking trails near Winder, Georgia

57 official trails lie within 25 miles of Winder — 170 miles in total, 44 rated easy and 4 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 303 ft; the median trail gains 106 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	57 min · 32 mi
Bike Trail (Heritage Park)	7.8	208 ft	Hard	41 min · 29 mi
Bowmans Island West - Trail System	6.4	134 ft	Hard	48 min · 27 mi
Green Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	6.8	130 ft	Hard	54 min · 29 mi
Red Loop (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	5.7	128 ft	Moderate	49 min · 30 mi
Bicycle Trail (Yellow River Park)	3.3	161 ft	Moderate	51 min · 30 mi
East Mulberry Equestrian Loop	3.2	303 ft	Moderate	21 min · 13 mi
Lakeside Trail	6.0	40 ft	Moderate	42 min · 29 mi
Green Loop (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	5.4	101 ft	Moderate	52 min · 31 mi
Outer Loop (Fort Yargo State Park)	4.1	115 ft	Moderate	4 min · 1 mi
Copperhead Gap	3.4	167 ft	Moderate	37 min · 22 mi
Harris Greenway Trail	3.7	174 ft	Moderate	23 min · 12 mi
Bridge Loop	2.8	193 ft	Easy	38 min · 23 mi
Equestrian Trail (Yellow River Park)	2.6	142 ft	Easy	51 min · 30 mi
Blue Loop (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	4.3	93 ft	Easy	52 min · 31 mi
Ravine Loop Trail	1.6	288 ft	Easy	19 min · 11 mi
Suwanee Creek Greenway	4.5	72 ft	Easy	39 min · 28 mi
Yellow Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park)	2.7	106 ft	Easy	53 min · 31 mi
Horse Trail (Heritage Park)	2.2	119 ft	Easy	41 min · 29 mi
Coyote Loop	1.9	130 ft	Easy	37 min · 22 mi
Settles Bridge - Trail System	2.7	101 ft	Easy	49 min · 27 mi
Eastern Regional Greenway	5.1	77 ft	Easy	12 min · 7 mi
Cook's Trail	3.2	142 ft	Easy	46 min · 29 mi
McGinnis Ferry Road Trail	2.1	160 ft	Easy	33 min · 25 mi

Quick picks near Winder

Easy and short: Bridge Loop — 2.8 mi, rated easy, 18 mi from town
Biggest climb: East Mulberry Equestrian Loop — 303 ft over 3.2 mi, 10 mi from town
Longest: Blue Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park) — 14.6 mi, 24 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Green Trail (Hard Labor Creek State Park) to Lake Brantley; Lakeside Trail to Lake Chapman; Suwanee Creek Greenway to Berry Lake; Settles Bridge - Trail System to Ashmore Lake

Viewpoints: Ivy Creek Greenway to Bird Blind

Trail guides near Winder

Cherokee Trail — 4.7 mi, 325 ft climb · 28 mi away
Indian Seats Trail — 3.3 mi, 377 ft climb · 29 mi away

Nearby towns: Athens (20 mi) · Gainesville (21 mi) · Covington (27 mi) · Johns Creek (28 mi)

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