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.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 991 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04292, -84.27471
Nearest town Newtown, GA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miBear left onto Roswell-Alpharetta Path Connector, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Greenway Roswell, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hurts So Good (Advanced), heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Greenway Roswell, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Greenway Access, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pedestrian Trail, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Climbing Snake (Advanced), heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Greenway Roswell, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Pedestrian Trail, heading S.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Greenway Access, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenway Roswell, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hurts So Good (Advanced), heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Greenway Roswell, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Roswell-Alpharetta Path Connector, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta, heading N.
  20. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 100 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

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F71°
Feels like83°Precip13%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Mon 84°72° 17%
Tue 90°71°
Wed 92°71°
Thu 93°77° 30%
Fri 94°72° 50%
Sat 95°71° 37%

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.

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