The Chief Ladiga is on the same rail corridor as the Silver Comet Trail in Georgia as far as Piedmont, Alabama.

From there it parallels an abandoned Southern Railway line for a few miles west of town until it leaves the old Seaboard rail line, heading south on the Norfolk Southern Railway route until the trail ends just north of Anniston.

It travels through wetlands, across streams, through forests and farmlands, and includes a horizon view of the Talladega Mountains.

There is proposal to extend the trail 7.2 miles (11.6 km) from Michael Tucker Park southward to 4th street in downtown Anniston.

[6] As of May 2022[update], the City of Anniston hired an engineering firm to inspect bridges and design the 6.5-mile (10.5 km) trail extension.