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Bluff Trail

National Park Service Backcountry Trail

Length
4.5 miles
Elevation Gain
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Route Type
out & back

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The trail traverses a bluff overlooking Lookout Creek in Georgia and Tennessee.

Looking west towards Lookout Valley. Photo by NPS.

Narrow bits by drop-offs

Huge beautiful rock faces

Autumn afternoon on the Bluff Trail. Photo by Sofia Rudakevych.

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Location: Located in the Lookout Mountain unit of Chickamauga and Chattahoochee National Military Park.

States: Tennessee

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Reviews

Patricia Ellis

Feb 24, 2026

Beautiful & mellow 10-mile roundtrip hike to the top

Hiked Feb 22, 2026. Lovely trail. Starts on the Georgia side of Lookout Mountain, then continues into Tennessee and up to the top, just below Ochs Memorial Observatory. Minimal elevation gain since the trailhead is at 1800 feet or so. You will walk next to giant rock faces and experience some narrow paths with guardrails and drop-offs. Nothing dangerous, it’s all quite scenic. 10 miles round trip as an out-and-back.

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Allowed Uses:

Hiking/Walking

Public Contact

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
P.O. Box 2126
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

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Part of a Trail System? No
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Certified as an NRT
Nov 18, 1981

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