Click to see a map of the Red Top Mountain Park trails on Lake Allatoona:

Homestead Trail

Length: 5 ½ miles Difficulty: Moderate Blaze Color: Yellow

This trail begins at the front porch of the park Visitor Center, turns north for one mile, crosses Lodge Road and then makes a 3 ½ mile loop through some of the most beautiful areas of the park. The loop portion follows the lakeshore for approximately half its length. Completion of the loop brings the hiker back to the same one-mile route to the front porch. This trail is named after one of the several homesteads which were once located in the loop portion.

Sweetgum Trail

Length: 3 ½ miles Difficulty: Moderate Blaze Color: Red

This trail begins at the Visitor Center parking area and also follows a route north. After ½ mile the trail then makes a loop through the Lodge area of the park and then back to the ½ mile section for a return to the Visitors Center. The loop section of the Sweetgum Trail offers self-guided interpretive stops. Brochures for t

Whitetail Trail

Length: 1 mile Difficulty: Moderate Blaze Color: White

This trail begins at the Lodge parking area and shares a trailhead with the Sweetgum Trail loop. The Whitetail Trail then turns off the Sweetgum Trail loop and runs north to the end of a scenic point at the edge of Allatoona Lake.

Lakeside Trail

Length: ¾ mile Difficulty: Easy Blaze Color: Black

is short paved trail starts at the Lodge parking lot and makes a loop behind the lodge on the shore of Allatoona Lake. This trail is ADA accessible for the entire length. A focal point is the 1869 Vaughn cabin located right along the trail. Visitors enjoy special programs held at the cabin as well as relaxing on the benches along the trail and shoreline.

Visitor Center Loop

Length: ¾ miles Difficulty: Moderate Blaze Color: Green

This beautiful trail begins one hundred yards down the beginning of the Sweetgum Trail from the Visitor Center parking area. The Sweetgum Trail will bear a sharp left and the Visitor Center Loop will bear a sharp right. Shaded hardwood forest, a small spring-fed stream, and two viewing/ relaxation platforms can be enjoyed.

Iron Hill Trail

Length: 3.9 mile loop Difficulty: Moderate Blaze Color: Blue

The parking lot for this trail is located of Red Top Mountain Road, on the right a half mile past the campground. It is a graveled trail that is accessible to both hikers and bicycles. From the parking lot, follow the directional signs to the trailhead. This scenic trail is a loop that winds along the banks of the lake through a historic area that was once home to an active iron mining community in the mid 1800's. Along the way you have the opportunity to observe both native wildlife and a profusion of native plants.

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