Blue Trail–Factory Shoals Road, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Sweetwater Creek State Park near Lake Estates, GA. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi853 – 932 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.75329, -84.62854
Nearest town Lake Estates, GA
Directions
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Blue Trail–Factory Shoals Road, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 58 min
Elevation 852–933 ft
Out & Back · Sweetwater Creek State Park
Trailhead: 33.75329, -84.62854
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 23% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Factory Shoals Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Factory Shoals Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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
39% dirt3% gravel3% boardwalk2% paved53% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 96°F71°
Precip23%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70°
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon
83°73°
17%
Tue
86°70°
Wed
94°73°
Thu
94°75°
50%
Fri
94°74°
51%
Sat
95°73°
31%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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