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7 of Atlanta's best running trails
Cheatham Hill Park is one of 7 of Atlanta's best running trails.

1. Cheatham Hill Park

8.5
Marietta, GA
Hiking Trail · 2 tips and reviews

AJCAJC: Run this 5.8 mile loop over gently rolling terrain north of Atlanta. You'll run through beautiful meadows, and through former Civil War battlefields at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Read more.

Sweetwater Creek State Park is one of 7 of Atlanta's best running trails.

2. Sweetwater Creek State Park

9.5
1750 Mount Vernon Rd, Lithia Springs, GA
State or Provincial Park · 44 tips and reviews

AJCAJC: The trail begins at the visitors center & descends through a forest before crossing the Sweetwater Creek over a large steel bridge. On the creek's opposite bank, you'll catch a great hill workout. Read more.

Sope Creek Running Trails is one of 7 of Atlanta's best running trails.

3. Sope Creek Running Trails

Marietta, GA
Hiking Trail · East Cobb · 1 tip

AJCAJC: Enjoy a morning run on the quiet Sope Creek trails in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. The trail runs beside the ruins of a 19th century paper mill. Read more.

RTM Iron Hill Trail is one of 7 of Atlanta's best running trails.

4. RTM Iron Hill Trail

8.1
Cartersville, GA
Hiking Trail · 4 tips and reviews

AJCAJC: Run a beautiful, mostly level 3.8 mile loop near the shores of Allatoona Lake. The Iron Hill Trail meanders along the lake's inlets on a small peninsula, and runs fairly level Read more.

5. 24 Gun Battery

Kennesaw, GA
Historic and Protected Site · 1 tip

AJCAJC: Run an easy 3.5 miler at Kennesaw Mountain on this combination of the park's 24 Gun and Environmental trails. You'll explore Kennesaw Mountain's lower elevations and running around boulders. Read more.

RTM Homestead Loop/Sweet Gum Trail is one of 7 of Atlanta's best running trails.

6. RTM Homestead Loop/Sweet Gum Trail

Red Top State Park, Cartersville, GA
Hiking Trail · 3 tips and reviews

AJCAJC: Run a 5.3 mile loop near the shore of Allatoona Lake at Red Top Mountain State Park. You'll run through pine and deciduous forest before following the winding finger like contours of the lake. Read more.

Powers Island Park - Chattahoochee River is one of 7 of Atlanta's best running trails.

7. Powers Island Park - Chattahoochee River

Riveredge Ln NW, Sandy Springs, GA
Park · 3 tips and reviews

AJCAJC: Explore a Chattahoochee River island and rolling forest on the Powers Island Trail. Run this 2.4 mile loop in Atlanta's Chattahoochee National Recreation Area on the serene shore. Read more.