Running trails in Smyrna, GA
Smyrna has 13 trails in the directory — 4 paved, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, 4 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 8 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 2,778 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Silver Comet Trail - Mavell Road Trailhead
4.8 ★★★★★ 325 reviews
Peaceful, paved trail for hiking, cycling and rollerblading, plus a picnic area.
Silver Comet Trail- Concord Road trailhead
4.7 ★★★★★ 95 reviews
Recreational track that's popular with cyclists and joggers.
Underpass Tunnel at South Hurt Road
4.6 ★★★★★ 59 reviews
Rail-trail running through a forest environment with a tunnel, for walking, biking and skating.
Silver Comet Trail
4.8 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Fontaine Road Trailhead
4.8 ★★★★★ 5 reviews
Heritage Park Trail
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Evelyn Trail
4 ★★★★☆ 3 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Smyrna
- Match the surface to your legs. Smyrna gives you a choice: 4 paved and 1 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 1 trail here is a loop, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Smyrna is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 8 of the 13 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 3 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 6 have trailhead parking, 6 have restrooms, and 3 have a water fountain in Smyrna. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 4 shaded, 4 that runners describe as quiet, 3 dog-friendly, and 4 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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