Georgia trails · Chattooga River Trail
Chattooga River Trail
A 9.7-mile out-and-back in Georgia, with 502 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.2. It gives back about 1,608 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Chattooga River Trail access. About 1 h 21 min drive (40 mi, 5 of them unpaved) from Toccoa. 34.85933, -83.25187 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:12 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.4-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:19 p.m. — 3 h 40 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Chattooga River Trail — 2.6 mi loop, 316 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into SC as Chattooga River Canoe Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Willis Knob Horse Trail — 2.8 mi
- Bartram — 6.0 mi
- 3 Forks — 7.6 mi
- Bartram Trail — 9.6 mi