How many moderate hikes are listed in Georgia?

22 routes currently meet both this guide’s filter and the directory quality gate. Each submitted route has a traceable source, mapped geometry and sampled elevation data.

What is the average distance and ascent?

The average mapped distance is 5.0 km with 173 m (568 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 12.7 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Falls Trail currently ranks first. Ordering uses the directory score and route-data completeness; it is not a claim that editors have field-tested every route.

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

No route in this set is currently rated easy. In every category, verify surface, exposure, access and current conditions independently.

Moderate Hiking Trails in Georgia

The directory currently contains 22 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Georgia. Their average mapped distance is 5.0 km and average recorded ascent is 173 m (568 ft); the longest route in the set is 12.7 km.

This subset represents 33% of the 66 quality-checked routes in Georgia. Its average distance is 5.0 km, compared with 25.4 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 173 m (568 ft), versus 434 m (1,424 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 6 (27%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

1.2 km

Keown Falls Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

26 m

Trillium Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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3 recorded loops

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Moderate

Falls Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 1.8 km
Elevation gain: 56 m
Typical duration: 27 min

Waterfall
Waymarked route

Moderate

Gahuti

Georgia · United States

Distance: 12.7 km
Elevation gain: 475 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 21 min

Mountain
Castle and ruins

Moderate

Johns Mountain Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 3.6 km
Elevation gain: 167 m
Typical duration: 1 hr

Waterfall
Mountain

Moderate

Homestead Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 4.6 km
Elevation gain: 163 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 12 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Keown Falls Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 1.2 km
Elevation gain: 47 m
Typical duration: 19 min

Waterfall

Moderate

Trillium Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 1.9 km
Elevation gain: 26 m
Typical duration: 26 min

Moderate

Terrora Lake Loop Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 0.9 km
Elevation gain: 54 m
Typical duration: 16 min

Lake

Moderate

Frazer Forest Trails

Georgia · United States

Distance: 1.4 km
Elevation gain: 46 m
Typical duration: 22 min

Forest

Moderate

Hood Loop Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 9.3 km
Elevation gain: 246 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 18 min

Moderate

Bob Callan Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 4.9 km
Elevation gain: 112 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 11 min

Moderate

Hitchiti Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 3.9 km
Elevation gain: 116 m
Typical duration: 59 min

River

Moderate

Augusta Canal Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 9.0 km
Elevation gain: 6 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 53 min

Moderate

Chamberlain Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 5.1 km
Elevation gain: 18 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 5 min

Moderate

Iron Mountain

Georgia · United States

Distance: 12.4 km
Elevation gain: 479 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 18 min

Mountain

Moderate

Amadahy Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 5.9 km
Elevation gain: 260 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 37 min

Moderate

Chickamauga Creek Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 10.0 km
Elevation gain: 401 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 41 min

River

Moderate

Leatherwood Creek Loop

Georgia · United States

Distance: 2.0 km
Elevation gain: 33 m
Typical duration: 29 min

River

Moderate

Hogjowl Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 4.0 km
Elevation gain: 388 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 25 min

Moderate

Turner Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 7.1 km
Elevation gain: 226 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 49 min

Moderate

Tobacco Pouch Road

Georgia · United States

Distance: 3.4 km
Elevation gain: 368 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 15 min

Moderate

Tobacco Pouch Road and Trail

Georgia · United States

Distance: 3.0 km
Elevation gain: 45 m
Typical duration: 42 min

Moderate

abandoned track

Georgia · United States

Distance: 3.0 km
Elevation gain: 71 m
Typical duration: 44 min

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Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Falls TrailGeorgia	1.8 km	56 m	27 min	Moderate	April to October
GahutiGeorgia	12.7 km	475 m	3 hr 21 min	Moderate	April to October
Johns Mountain TrailGeorgia	3.6 km	167 m	1 hr	Moderate	April to October
Homestead TrailGeorgia	4.6 km	163 m	1 hr 12 min	Moderate	April to October
Keown Falls TrailGeorgia	1.2 km	47 m	19 min	Moderate	April to October
Trillium TrailGeorgia	1.9 km	26 m	26 min	Moderate	April to October
Terrora Lake Loop TrailGeorgia	0.9 km	54 m	16 min	Moderate	April to October
Frazer Forest TrailsGeorgia	1.4 km	46 m	22 min	Moderate	April to October
Hood Loop TrailGeorgia	9.3 km	246 m	2 hr 18 min	Moderate	April to October
Bob Callan TrailGeorgia	4.9 km	112 m	1 hr 11 min	Moderate	April to October

Falls Trail, Gahuti, Johns Mountain Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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