Akers Mill W Trail–Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, 4 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Akers Mill W Trail–Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, 4 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Riverwood, GA. It climbs 435 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Akers Mill W Trail–Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, 4 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 906–1,090 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.88384, -84.45808
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 15% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 222 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cobb Galleria Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Akers Mill W Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Silver Comet Connector, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Akers Mill W Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Akers Mill W Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Cobb Galleria Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 222 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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