Big Creek Greenway

5.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Big Creek Greenway is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near The Polo Fields, GA. It climbs 416 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,102 – 1,385 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.20263, -84.18579
Nearest town The Polo Fields, GA

Directions

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Big Creek Greenway

5.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,101–1,385 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.20263, -84.18579

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Big Creek Greenway, heading N.
  3. 2.8 miReach Big Creek Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 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

50% paved50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead