Best Walking Trails & Routes in Cleveland

Yonah Preserve is a nature park on Albert Reid Rd near Cleveland. The park offers a boat launch for lake use and fishing. It also offers multiple trails for both biking and hiking. The Creek Trail is a multi use trail for hiking and mountain biking. The trail starts with a short section down to the lake with Lake views and then enters about 3 miles of forested walking. The first part goes through Laurel and then enter stands of hardwoods. The trails are quiet during the week. There are small rolling elevation changes. The park has restrooms and water fountains at the trailhead. The trails are kid and dog friendly.

This scenic hiking trail requires a five dollar parking. The trail is dirt the whole way. Our route starts going to the lower falls which is about a quarter of a mile from the bridge. This part of the walk is the steepest but certainly manageable for the North Georgia mountains. The waterfall is approximately 30 feet tall it varies in volume depending on the rain. The walk to the upper Falls starts out next to a bustling stream then goes through stands of hemlock and hardwood. This 3/4 of a mile is slightly uphill the whole way. Make sure to look for the very large trees through this section. The upper Falls is roughly 100 feet in height cascading over a couple of drops.During large volume waterflow it is truly impressive. The return walk is along the same route as you went in.

This quarter mile track in Cleveland city park is located off Woodman Hall Road in downtown Cleveland. The track is open during daylight hours only. You will find exercise equipment along this track to add to your walk. There are multiple benches along the track for places to rest. There is a playground and picnic pavilion with restrooms and a water fountain. The track it self is level and paved with an odd configuration to fit the property borders.