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Lake Lanier & the Olympic Waterfront

Rowing venues, state-park shorelines, and open water on Georgia's biggest lake

Self-guided driving tour in Gainesville · 17.3 mi · driving · ~1h 59m · 5 stops

The Tour

Rowing venues, state-park shorelines, and open water on Georgia's biggest lake. A self-guided Georgia Roam tour of Gainesville.

Lake Lanier & the Olympic Waterfront is a self-guided driving tour of Gainesville, built around its outdoors side. It's one of 5 Georgia Roam tours in Gainesville — each a different route through the city, on your own schedule.

The walk covers 5 stops over about 17.3 miles and roughly 1 hour 59 min, entirely at your own pace. Each stop's story unlocks on your phone the moment you arrive — GPS-triggered, hands-free, no guide and no tour group to keep up with.

What you get

Stops

GPS-triggered along the route

Distance

17.3 mi

driving

Time

1h 59m

at your own pace

Access

Free

free — no subscription needed

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