Name: Homestead Trail
Rating: 4.2

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Easy to follow signs and tree marking will keep you on the right path. The loop you can take in either direction. A couple portions of the trail are shared with the Sweet Gum Red Trail. The trail begins at the park Visitor Center. The loop portion follows the lakeshore. This trail is named after one of several homesteads which were once located in the loop portion. The trail is blazed yellow and is not accessible to bicycles.

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Land Manager: Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites - Red Top Mountain State Park

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4.2 from 6 votes

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4.2 from 6 votes

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in Georgia

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Nov 28, 2016 near Emerson, GA

Nov 28, 2016 near Emerson, GA

Sign to The Lodge at start of the trail.

Nov 28, 2016 near Emerson, GA

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Mar 20, 2025

Magdiel Marquez

Feb 8, 2025

Magdiel Marquez

Dec 4, 2022

MEGUMI KOSHIGA

Apr 30, 2022

Alex Brendle

4.5mi

Jul 5, 2021

Alexander Barinov

May 1, 2021

Nicole Sorrells

Took Sweetgum from Visitor's Center where there's more parking instead of the Trading Post, then did Homestead Loop before heading back Sweetgum ag… 4mi — 2h 20m

Mar 11, 2021

Connor M

Trail is in great shape! 4.3mi — 14h 30m

Dec 21, 2020

Greg Hamamgian

Jul 12, 2020

JD Howard

6.5mi

Mar 31, 2020

Magdiel Marquez

Jan 26, 2020

Brittany DeDiego

3.2mi — 1h 07m

Dec 7, 2019

Shawn McHargue

Oct 11, 2019

Mark Horn

11h 15m

May 27, 2019

Ryan Keesee

May 4, 2019

Nicole Sorrells

Rained out on the hike 4mi — 2h 00m

Nov 17, 2018

Jordan Palys

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Homestead Trail

“Homestead Trail offers great mix of paths and technical footwork with 630 feet of elevation climbs. ”

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1,025' 312 m

845' 257 m

507' 155 m

544' 166 m

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