Atlanta Road Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 43 min
Atlanta Road Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near The Highlands, GA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Atlanta Road Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 43 min
Elevation 1,029–1,069 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.87148, -84.49759
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 72° · precip 18% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Atlanta Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail / Spring Road Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail / Spring Road Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Atlanta Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 7 min before dark.
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