Atlanta Park Running Routes
Looking for a great place to run in Atlanta? These are the Park Mile routes — one measured route in each of Metro Atlanta's best parks, from a 1-mile loop at Historic Fourth Ward Park to the 5-mile Cherokee Trail around Stone Mountain. Run any of them, submit your Strava link and unlock that park's free digital medal with the Park Mile Passport.
All routes
- Piedmont Park — 4.0 mi · Main park loop · Midtown
- Grant Park — 2.2 mi · Perimeter loop · Grant Park
- Freedom Park — 3.8 mi · Freedom Park Trail · Poncey-Highland
- Chastain Park — 3.1 mi · PATH trail loop · Buckhead
- Historic Fourth Ward Park — 1.0 mi · Pond loop · Old Fourth Ward
- Westside Park — 1.35 mi · Purple Loop · Westside
- Candler Park — 1.3 mi · Park perimeter loop · Candler Park
- Stone Mountain Park — 5.0 mi · Cherokee Trail loop · Stone Mountain
- Kennesaw Mountain — 1.1 mi · Summit trail (one way) · Kennesaw
- Brook Run Park — 1.8 mi · Park loop · Dunwoody
- Murphey Candler Park — 2.0 mi · Lake loop · Brookhaven
- Little Mulberry Park — 2.2 mi · Karina Miller Preserve Loop · Dacula · Gwinnett
- Cochran Shoals — 3.1 mi · Fitness loop · Chattahoochee River
Shortest to longest
New to running? Start with Historic Fourth Ward Park (1.0 mi), Kennesaw Mountain (1.1 mi, but steep!) or Candler Park (1.3 mi). Ready for more? Chastain Park and Cochran Shoals are both 5K loops, and Piedmont Park (4.0 mi) and Stone Mountain (5.0 mi) are the long ones.
Running in Texas? See the Austin park running routes.