Georgia trails · Foothills Trail
Foothills Trail
A 6.9-mile out-and-back in Georgia, with 1,057 ft of climbing. Reaches Medlin Mountain and other summit/waterfall destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.3. It gives back about 630 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Medlin Mountain (summit)
- Spoonauger Falls (waterfall)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 8:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:26 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.8-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 10 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:13 p.m. — 6 h 47 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into SC as Foothills Trail — view on the map
- Continues into SC as CHATTOOGA HIKING TRAIL — view on the map
Nearby trails
- 3 Forks — 9.1 mi
- Willis Knob Horse Trail — 12.0 mi
- Bartram Trail — 12.9 mi
- Chattooga River Trail — 14.6 mi