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Moderate Hiking Trails near Canton

The directory currently contains 6 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Canton. Their average mapped distance is 4.3 km and average recorded ascent is 164 m (538 ft); the longest route in the set is 7.1 km.

This subset represents 43% of the 14 quality-checked routes near Canton. Its average distance is 4.3 km, compared with 2.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 164 m (538 ft), versus 86 m (282 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 1 (17%) 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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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

3.0 km

abandoned track

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

45 m

Tobacco Pouch Road and Trail

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

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1 recorded loop

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Trails

Moderate

Georgia · United States

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
163 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Georgia · United States

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
112 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min
Moderate

Georgia · United States

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
226 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
Moderate

Georgia · United States

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
368 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
Moderate

Georgia · United States

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
71 m
Typical duration
44 min

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Homestead TrailGeorgia4.6 km163 m1 hr 12 minModerateApril to October
Bob Callan TrailGeorgia4.9 km112 m1 hr 11 minModerateApril to October
Turner TrailGeorgia7.1 km226 m1 hr 49 minModerateApril to October
Tobacco Pouch RoadGeorgia3.4 km368 m1 hr 15 minModerateApril to October
Tobacco Pouch Road and TrailGeorgia3.0 km45 m42 minModerateApril to October
abandoned trackGeorgia3.0 km71 m44 minModerateApril to October

Homestead Trail, Bob Callan Trail, Turner 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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