Atlanta Road Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Atlanta Road Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near The Highlands, GA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,060 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.87148, -84.49759
Nearest town The Highlands, GA

Directions

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Atlanta Road Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Elevation 1,029–1,061 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.87148, -84.49759

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 72° · precip 18% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Road Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Atlanta Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 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

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F72°
Precip18%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 14% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 86°70°
Wed 93°72°
Thu 92°76° 51%
Fri 93°73° 50%
Sat 95°73° 31%
Sun 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 6 min before dark.

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