AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Broad River & Guard Camp Road

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,269 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Broad River & Guard Camp Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Ayersville, GA. It climbs 1,269 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,273 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Guard Camp Road 34.54731, -83.41446
Nearest town Ayersville, GA
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Directions

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Broad River & Guard Camp Road

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,269 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 889–1,272 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Guard Camp Road · 34.54731, -83.41446

Weather Sep 7: Light rain, high 75°F / low 69° · precip 29% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Guard Camp Road, heading S.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Broad River, heading W.
  3. 4 miReach Guard Camp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4.1 miContinue straight onto Guard Camp Road, heading E.
  5. 1.5 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/broad-river-out-back

Trail surface

30% gravel70% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 75°F69°
Precip29%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity88%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 18% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 29% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 24% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Tue 84°66°
Wed 90°62°
Thu 91°65° 42%
Fri 93°67° 54%
Sat 92°66° 36%
Sun 95°65° 15%

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