Red Top Mountain – RT Loop Trail (adapted) - Cartersville - 7 mi. Moderate

Distance: Approximately 7 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Group Pace: 2.5 – 3 MPH
Parking Fee: $5.00 or valid GA State Park Pass

Red Top Mountain State Park is a really beautiful park located up I-75 near Cartersville and has some really sweet trails with portions running alongside Lake Allatoona.

While we won’t be climbing any mountain as the park’s name suggests please don’t underestimate the hike. The trail systems that we will be linking add up to about 7 miles and are rated as moderate in intensity. So, overall, it’s a pretty solid workout as we will be keeping a quick pace of about 2.5-3 mph with a limited number of stops. Nearly all is soft surface and we will be doing a splice-and-dice of several trails, including the Homestead and Sweet Gum Trails while adding in the White Tail Spur toward the end.

We will meet at the visitor’s center which is off of Lodge Road. VERY IMPORTANT: the visitors center is not the same as the smaller “trading post” building that you see when you first come in from the I-75 entrance. The visitor’s center is back up a little ways inside the park a bit. Take Red Top Mountain Road to Park Marina Road to Lodge Road. Or better yet, just follow the pin on the event invite and it should get you to the precise place we will meet if linking to google maps. I promise 😊.

Parking is $5.00 per vehicle, unless of course you have the proper GA State Park pass. Fees can be paid online in advance, in the visitor center, or by using the cash envelope kiosk in the parking lot.

We will start at 10:00 am. I do like to and will start events on time so please do not be late for the consideration of all attendees. Energetic doggies are very welcome and encouraged to join.🐶

Below are some helpful links. Of course and as always, if you have any questions in advance please let me know and I will do my best to answer them.

Alltrails (general info about the trail itself):
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/red-top-mountain-loop-trail

Red Top Mountain State Park:
https://gastateparks.org/RedTopMountain

Hope to see you there, and of course please remember that you will be participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zilch, zip, jack squat) for adverse events which may occur during meetups. Cheers! 😊