Big Creek Greenway

ALMI / Greenway Connector & Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

ALMI / Greenway Connector & Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta is a 5-mile out-and-back in Big Creek Greenway near Newtown, GA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi955 – 981 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04292, -84.27471
Nearest town Newtown, GA

Directions

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ALMI / Greenway Connector & Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 953–981 ft

Out & Back · Big Creek Greenway

Trailhead: 34.04292, -84.27471

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 13% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miBear left onto Greenway Alpharetta, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Roswell-Alpharetta Path Connector, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miReach Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Greenway Alpharetta, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta, heading N.
  11. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F71°
Feels like83°Precip13%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Mon 84°72° 17%
Tue 90°71°
Wed 92°71°
Thu 93°77° 30%
Fri 94°72° 50%
Sat 95°71° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 3 min before dark.

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