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Berry Lake & McGinnis Ferry Road Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Berry Lake & McGinnis Ferry Road Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Suwanee, GA. The route reaches Berry Lake. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,047 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McGinnis Ferry Road Trail 34.04910, -84.09154
Nearest town Suwanee, GA
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Berry Lake & McGinnis Ferry Road Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 926–1,046 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: McGinnis Ferry Road Trail · 34.04910, -84.09154

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 95°F / low 71° · precip 15% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftPass Berry Lake.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miReach Berry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/berry-lake-berry-lake-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F71°
Feels like90°Precip15%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 7:14 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon 82°72° 21%
Tue 89°70°
Wed 93°69°
Thu 93°76° 30%
Fri 94°71° 48%
Sat 95°70° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 0 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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