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Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve Main Entrance
4.5 ★★★★★ 15 Google reviews · Running trail in Atlanta, Georgia · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Crushed gravel
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
Confirmed from Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve Main Entrance's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve Main Entrance
“The trails aren't very well established yet though and they dead end pretty quickly but there's a nice bit of scenery and quiet to enjoy.”
“Wide and easy walking trail with some elevation at a couple points.”
Hidden gem for hiking ITP! Atlanta City Parks and Rec will need a parking plan once people start discovering this forest oasis in the city. It’s like a miniature Chattahoochee National Park on the Southside.
This trail is right across the street from my house and really pretty. The trails aren't very well established yet though and they dead end pretty quickly but there's a nice bit of scenery and quiet to enjoy.
Very clean. Nice, most of the trail down is gravel road. Then you can take some Loops that become natural path. There are additional little offshoot trails to different home sites, or what's left, sometimes nothing more than a pad, sometimes some really pretty rock work and the occasional chimney.
Wide and easy walking trail with some elevation at a couple points. Most of the trail is a gravel road type. Cool little creek as you get to the other side of the trail from the entrance side. Only really one actual parking spot, but the road isn't all that busy so parking on the side of the road is fine.
Trail conditions & character
“Only really one actual parking spot, but the road isn't all that busy so parking on the side of the road is fine.”
“The park is clean and when I went by today, they were putting down a new gravel road in there.”
“It's pretty much only hills, I'm not sure why others marked it easy”
Plan your run at Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve Main Entrance
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- SurfaceCrushed gravel — the rail-trail classic: softer than asphalt, still smooth enough for tempo work
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
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