CRNRA - Cochran Shoals Unit
Cochran Shoals
2.6 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Cochran Shoals is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in CRNRA - Cochran Shoals Unit near The Courtyards, GA. It climbs 295 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cochran Shoals
2.6 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 821–991 ft
Out & Back · CRNRA - Cochran Shoals Unit
Trailhead: 33.91483, -84.45834
Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 636 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cochran Shoals, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 636 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cochran Shoals 3.3 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Cochran Shoals 3.7 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- Sope Creek 4.2 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Sibley Pond via Sope Creek 4.5 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Sibley Pond–Cochran Shoals, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 632 ft
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