Berry Lake & Old Town Trail via Suwanee Creek Greenway
7.4 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Berry Lake & Old Town Trail via Suwanee Creek Greenway is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Abbey Hill, GA. The route reaches Berry Lake. It climbs 362 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Berry Lake & Old Town Trail via Suwanee Creek Greenway
7.4 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 926–1,100 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.06181, -84.05396
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 94°F / low 70° · precip 13% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Berry Lake.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Town Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Berry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 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 3.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Berry Lake via Suwanee Creek Greenway 5.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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