Big Creek Greenway
Climbing Snake (Advanced)–Greenway Roswell, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Climbing Snake (Advanced)–Greenway Roswell, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Big Creek Greenway near Newtown, GA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Climbing Snake (Advanced)–Greenway Roswell, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 951–992 ft
Out & Back · Big Creek Greenway
Trailhead: 34.04292, -84.27471
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 13% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Roswell-Alpharetta Path Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Greenway Roswell, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hurts So Good (Advanced), heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Greenway Roswell, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Greenway Access, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pedestrian Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Climbing Snake (Advanced), heading W.
- 50 ftReach Greenway Roswell, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pedestrian Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Greenway Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenway Roswell, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hurts So Good (Advanced), heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Greenway Roswell, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Roswell-Alpharetta Path Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 3 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
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