warne is a very rural town, surrounded by wildlife, countryside, and national forests. it is north of the nantahala national forest, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of the chattahoochee national forest, 5.5 miles (8.8 km) west of chatuge lake, 11.8 miles (19 km) northeast of nottely lake, and about 15 miles (24.1 km) west of the appalachian trail, a 2,178 mile (3,505 km) long hiking trail that runs from georgia to new york.