![Panther Creek Falls](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1717337834738-7PKIV6ZD121RJQTXVRQX/panther-creek-falls-trail-yonah-dam.jpg)
Panther Creek Falls
Panther Creek Trail is opened to intermediate and advanced hikers only
It’s one of North Georgia’s favorite waterfall hikes, and for a good reason: this 8-mile adventure travels to a series of cascading falls set in a beautiful forest, framed by towering trees and mossy boulders. This adventure hikes to Panther Creek Falls, a series of broad, multi-tiered waterfalls that tumble into a deep pool on a sandy beach.
Length: 8 Miles | Elevation Gain: 711 FT | Trail Type: Out & Back | Difficulty: Hard
![Noccalula Falls](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715613258955-7HKMX5QI63ETIXQGX4FS/NoccalulaFalls.jpg)
Noccalula Falls
These falls cascade 90-feet over Lookout Mountain ledge into a lush ravine. Home to Gilliland-Reese Covered Bridge, the park features botanical garden, pioneer homestead and nature trails.
Length: 2.9 Miles | Elevation Gain: 370 FT | Trail Type: Loop | Difficulty: Moderate
![BLK Men’s Hike: Don Carter State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1718234485732-VHAS10CW4M0JEAIJP50I/2022-06-06.jpg)
BLK Men’s Hike: Don Carter State Park
Don Carter is the only state park on 38,000-acre Lake Lanier. Situated on the north end of the reservoir, the park offers outstanding recreation for water lovers as well as multi-use trails for hikers. This BLK Men’s Hike will focus on engaging in conversation about some of the experiences Black men face.
PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT THIS HIKE IS FOR MEN ONLY!
Length: 3 Miles | Elevation Gain: 203 FT | Trail Type: Out & Back | Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
![BLK Pride Hike: Watson Mill Bridge State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1717360886828-EGGHJW72776JCTCB3EHI/Watson_mill_state_park.jpg)
BLK Pride Hike: Watson Mill Bridge State Park
One of the most picturesque state parks in Georgia, Watson Mill Bridge contains the longest covered bridge in the state, spanning 229 feet across the South Fork River.
Length: 2.5 Miles | Elevation Gain: 232 FT | Trail Type: Loop | Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
![Smithgall Woods State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715612126700-2A2JNWBYNTUS3COSNDWV/2-chunanee-falls-anna-rumiantseva.jpg)
Smithgall Woods State Park
UPDATE: Registration is closed. We’ve reached capacity for this hike!
This Georgia State Park is a fantastic destination for hiking, too. The park’s 23 miles of trails and roads explore more than 5600 acres of scenic woodlands, rolling terrain, wildflower-covered meadows, and tumbling creeks.
Length: 6.4 Miles | Elevation Gain: 669 FT | Trail Type: Loop | Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
![Chattahoochee Pointe](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715562527692-U3DBJO5KJTU6JLPZUH9D/8069.jpg)
Chattahoochee Pointe
Chattahoochee Pointe is an approximately 100-acre park that borders the Chattahoochee River.
Length: 3.2 Miles | Elevation Gain: 36 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Sawnee Mountain](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715309232649-9HQVWLLC460EG82IN46K/Sawnee+Mountain.jpg)
Sawnee Mountain
The Indian Seats Trail hikes over and around the sheer face of Sawnee Mountain, exploring breathtaking views of the distant rolling ridgeline of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Length: 3.6 Miles | Elevation Gain: 515 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Brasstown Bald](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715559794536-6CHJOEOP6CF45ZAUH1KG/Andy_Crawford_Photography-Brasstown_Bald_sunrise-001_zp2xfu.jpg)
Brasstown Bald
This adventure to Georgia’s tallest summit follows a paved trail through a magnificent forest filled with mossy rock and twisted thickets of blooming native shrubs.
Length: 1.4 Miles | Elevation Gain: 426 FT | Trail Type: Out & Back
![High Falls State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715559573854-BLIPNHBYTZZRZIIUVYZ3/highfallsstatepark.jpg)
High Falls State Park
High Falls State Park is a popular warm-weather outdoor destination, well-loved for its glassy lake, broad spillway dam, and enormous multi-tiered waterfall.
Length: 4.1 Miles | Elevation Gain: 423 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Fort Yargo State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715559233876-F7UNOY9EME4OL49TTB5I/Fort_Yargo_State_Park_lake_view.jpg)
Fort Yargo State Park
The highlight of the park is a large, 260-acre lake with a meandering shoreline that’s shaded by pine and hardwood trees.
Length: 6 Miles | Elevation Gain: 360 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Tribble Mill Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715558751767-SE0N70IS4MJMA57PTZN1/2287794774_d610dd4de7_b.jpg)
Tribble Mill Park
Ozora Lake is the centerpiece of Tribble Mill Park, offering fantastic fishing and boating just north of Atlanta.
Length: 2.8 Miles | Elevation Gain: 170 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Little Mulberry Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715558463337-QVIQTIEJURJDF7IVABYD/b932385d2688f738f4fe5dd994c07259.jpg)
Little Mulberry Park
Little Mulberry Park is one of Gwinnett County’s best-kept secrets. At over 890 acres, the park is home to over 14 miles of quiet trails, vast meadows, peaceful lakes, recreational opportunities, and scenic views.
Length: 2.4 Miles | Elevation Gain: 134 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Mount Yonah](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715347195742-TG2PNRLD8Z4JS3Q2FI46/dsc-1313-hdr_orig.jpg)
Mount Yonah
With incredible views, steep drop-offs, and a moderately challenging but ultra-scenic climb to the summit, the Mount Yonah trail delivers one of North Georgia’s best and most popular hikes.
Length: 4.1 Miles | Elevation Gain: 1,453 FT | Trail Type: Out & Back
![Cheaha State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715363595855-D5J8556T51BVDXD2WDJI/cheahapulpitrock.jpg)
Cheaha State Park
Cheaha State Park, which is located on the southernmost tip of the Appalachian Mountain chain, is the oldest park in Alabama and is considered by many to be one of the most unique parks in the nation.
Length: 4.9 Miles | Elevation Gain: 1,056 FT | Trail Type: Out & Back
![Cloudland Canyon State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715349627166-X1LVU8Z0SX1XFR7S4S3O/DJI_0703.jpg)
Cloudland Canyon State Park
Cloudland Canyon is easily one of the most scenic of Georgia’s State Parks. Stunning waterfalls, incredible long-range views, sheer canyon walls, and spectacular sunsets make the park one of our favorite hiking and camping destinations in our state.
Length: 4.7 Miles | Elevation Gain: 744 FT | Trail Type: Loop
Providence Canyon State Park
Providence Canyon’s colorful, sculpted walls carve through a sandy, stream-filled landscape in the southwest corner of our state, near Columbus.
Length: 4.85 Miles | Elevation Gain: 232 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Tallulah Gorge State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715347995927-LC8INJ9S107VLPN84J2K/dsc-3187-edited_orig.jpg)
Tallulah Gorge State Park
Tallulah Gorge State Park is one of Georgia’s most stunning and popular hiking destinations and indisputably one of the most scenic of Georgia’s State Parks.
Length: 1.8 Miles | Elevation Gain: 561 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Vogel State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715348456688-MYCM1XTUURTJJK0MBTB5/IMG_4667-2.jpg)
Vogel State Park
Exploring a series of small, tumbling waterfalls in a rocky forest on the lower elevations of the infamous Blood Mountain the Bear Hair Gap trail is one of those classic North Georgia hikes that always seems to make for an excellent adventure.
Length: 4.1 Miles | Elevation Gain: 968 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Island Ford](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715479345042-BAD1K3SIQ5SDN4VYF9V9/IMG_1497.jpg)
Island Ford
The Island Ford trail packs in a ton of woodland beauty and scenic river views along its length, but with ample parking and some mid-forest serenity.
Length: 5.8 Miles | Elevation Gain: 626 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Buford Dam Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715556760692-IR14OTFWC5FHPXACFYKH/28212000710_acb514a88c_b.jpg)
Buford Dam Park
Along the trail, you can glimpse beautiful views of the lake, woodland, and river scenery, as well as rare wildflowers and a variety of wildlife.
Length: 3.3 Miles | Elevation Gain: 446 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Red Top Mountain State Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715555576454-JJNWWIK30PZIKCPCM8DW/red-top-lake-allatoona.jpg)
Red Top Mountain State Park
Sprawling several thousand acres, the park is home to a handful of fantastic hiking and running trails that wind and meander over its gently rolling forests and beside Allatoona’s iron-rich shores.
Length: 5.3 Miles | Elevation Gain: 518 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Panther Creek Falls](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715555296378-1KKX4D5CG3JBPEXO8DMT/panther-creek-falls-6751.jpg)
Panther Creek Falls
This adventure hikes to Panther Creek Falls, a series of broad, multi-tiered waterfalls that tumble into a deep pool on a sandy beach.
Length: 8 Miles | Elevation Gain: 1,896 FT | Trail Type: Out & Back
![Cochran Shoals](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715553377057-ONZEUO702KNK8M9AB9MI/cochran-shoals_17753992932_o.jpg)
Cochran Shoals
Wide, abundant river views. Wildlife-filled marsh and grasslands. And broad, level gravel trails perfect for pounding out the miles in a pair of running shoes, and great for a scenic stroll on the banks of the wide-flowing Chattahoochee River.
Length: 6 Miles | Elevation Gain: 370 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![West Palisades](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715552985782-G1MUZNI5M9RZ65J4MPG7/west-palisades-4679.jpg)
West Palisades
Beautiful, wide river views in a blooming forest, with rocky bluffs and sandy shorelines on the banks of the Chattahoochee River: the West Palisades Trail is easily one of the most scenic in-town hikes in Atlanta.
Length: 4 Miles | Elevation Gain: 590 FT | Trail Type: Loop
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State Botanical Garden of Georgia
In addition to the wide variety of ornamental, international, and native gardens, indoor conservatory, and multiple event spaces, the Garden also offers an extensive set of scenic nature trails totaling over six miles.
Length: 3.9 Miles | Elevation Gain: 387 FT | Trail Type: Loop
Fort Mountain State Park
This hike packs in a ton of interest and natural beauty on its relatively short, beginner-friendly distance, and visits of the best views in all of Georgia’s State Parks.
Length: 5.1 Miles | Elevation Gain: 1,371 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Vickery Creek at Roswell Mill](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715312491263-CJ46ERPP0U9AUZ81U118/31026914421_ace5746a1b_k.jpg)
Vickery Creek at Roswell Mill
A towering waterfall that pours from a historic spillway dam. It’s scenic, shady, and makes a great in-town hike.
Length: 3.4 Miles | Elevation Gain: 377 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Roswell Riverwalk](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715552064948-A40O48BFP3DJLY3Y7IEM/IMG_0138.jpg)
Roswell Riverwalk
The Indian Seats Trail hikes over and around the sheer face of Sawnee Mountain, exploring breathtaking views of the distant rolling ridgeline of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Length: 4 Miles | Elevation Gain: 49 FT | Trail Type: Out & Back
![Sawnee Mountain](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715309232649-9HQVWLLC460EG82IN46K/Sawnee+Mountain.jpg)
Sawnee Mountain
The Indian Seats Trail hikes over and around the sheer face of Sawnee Mountain, exploring breathtaking views of the distant rolling ridgeline of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Length: 3.6 Miles | Elevation Gain: 515 FT | Trail Type: Loop
![Ivy Creek Greenway](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715551610422-QI4JA0LCM0NRCXZ5IE1S/6782400712_6495278e27_b.jpg)
Ivy Creek Greenway
The greenway’s wide, gently meandering path varies little in elevation as it curves through wildlife and waterfowl-filled wetland over boardwalks and paved trails.
Length: 3.2 Miles | Elevation Gain: 367 FT | Trail Type: Out & Back
![Cochran Mill](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602dc83c0b8c3e5483f1580c/1715551334008-XE5K2B83BKO910757KL7/Cochran-Mill-Park-Trail-Waterfall-2.jpg)
Cochran Mill
Set in a gently rolling forest, the Henry Mill Falls waterfall cascades over a broad, colorful rock outcrop, tumbling into a shallow pool below. It’s one of several stunning waterfalls at Cochran Mill.
Length: 2.8 Miles | Elevation Gain: 275 FT | Trail Type: Loop