Berry Lake & McGinnis Ferry Road Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Berry Lake & McGinnis Ferry Road Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Shake Rag, GA. The route reaches Berry Lake. It climbs 432 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Berry Lake & McGinnis Ferry Road Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 888–1,046 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: McGinnis Ferry Road Trail · 34.05264, -84.12270
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 95°F / low 71° · precip 12% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Berry Lake.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Berry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miArrive 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 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- McGinnis Ferry Road Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft
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