Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Trail

The textile industry has always played an important role in the history of the Chattahoochee Valley near Lanett. One of the best known mills, West Point, opened several cotton mills along the banks of the Chattahoochee in the late 1800s. To facilitate getting materials to these mills they established the C.V.R. in 1897.

The railway remained in operation until it was slowly shut down, beginning in 1974 and finally ending its run in 1992.

Not long ago, several communities in the area decided to use the old railroad bed as a rails-to-trails project and the C.V.R. Trail was born. All in all the path travels through four communities (Shawmut, Valley, Langdale and Riverview). Much of the trail is paved in asphalt and is wheelchair accessible.

As with all rails-to-trails projects, the C.V.R. is strictly for non-motorized use. You can walk small sections through the towns or take longer treks past historic old buildings, through forests of hardwoods and pine, and along the shady banks of the Chattahoochee itself.