Georgia trails · Red Trail
Red Trail
A 33.7-mile network in Georgia, with 11 ft of climbing. Reaches Ohio Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 33.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Ohio Lake (lake)
- Big Water Lake (lake)
- Dinner Pond (lake)
- Pond Lake (lake)
- Minnies Lake (lake)
- Christmas Lake (lake)
- Bear Lake (lake)
- Maul Hammock Lake (lake)
- Cypress Lake (lake)
- Finger Lake (lake)
Getting there
Red Trail access — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 2 h 42 min drive (94 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Kingsland. 30.82685, -82.36165 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:06 a.m., the sun rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 6:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:23 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 28 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.7-mile route works out to roughly 12 h 29 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- White Trail - Segment #1 + Red Trail + Yellow Trail — 3.2 mi loop, 380 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Green Trail — 15.2 mi