About trails in Lumpkin County, Georgia

Lumpkin County has 45 named trails on the map, covering 64.4 miles in total, an average of 1.4 miles per trail. That is the 11th largest mapped trail network among 90 counties in Georgia. 44 of them are tagged for hiking and 29 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Black Branch Trail, at 5.8 miles. 1 trail runs 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 4 trailheads, 40 campsites, 40 waterfalls, 3 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are Dahlonega, Dawsonville, and Blairsville.

What the trails in Lumpkin County are like

By length, 21 are under a mile, 23 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Hightower Loop, at 2.2 miles.

Of the 34 with a difficulty rating, 7 easy and 27 moderate. Of the 45 with measured elevation, Ball Mountain Trail climbs the most, about 1,773 ft, and 5 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

64Total miles

40Campsites

3Boat launches

40Waterfalls

4Trailheads

1Rapids

Black Branch TrailHike5.8 mi Bull Mountain TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi FDR-872 Jones Creek Dam TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Jake Mountain TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Dockery LakeHike3.2 mi FDR-83 Bull Mountain TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Moss Hill RoadHikeMTB2.8 mi Saddle Back TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi FDR-77A West Jones Creek TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Hightower LoopHikeMTB2.2 mi No-Tell-TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Moss Creek TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi FDR-83 Bull Mountain Cutoff TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi FDR-28C Nimblewill Branch -C TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Freeman TrailHike1.8 mi Crown Mountain RoadHike1.6 mi abandoned roadHike1.5 mi Whoop-De-Dos TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Sally Free TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi FDR-662 Clay Creek TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Black Mountain TrailHike1.2 mi FS 34Hike1.1 mi Ball Mountain TrailHike1.1 mi McCutcheon Cove LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi DeSoto Falls TrailHike0.9 mi FDR-28A Nimblewill Branch TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi FDR-662A West Cane Creek TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi hikingHike0.7 mi Peggy Creek ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi Double Bridges OHV TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi LakeshoreHike0.5 mi Nimblewill Branch - C SpurHikeMTB0.5 mi Ridge Top TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Blizzard TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Sunrise Trail0.4 mi Copperhead TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Double Bridges ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Path to abandoned mineHike0.3 mi Walking TrailsHikeMTB0.3 mi Rattlesnake TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Hightower ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Baseball access pathHike0.2 mi Barefoot Hills PathwayHike0.1 mi Black Branch ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi Lower Blood Mountain Creek FallsHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Lumpkin County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.