Cochran Shoals Unit
Cochran Shoals
4.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Cochran Shoals is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cochran Shoals Unit near Post Harbor, GA. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cochran Shoals
4.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 792–991 ft
Out & Back · Cochran Shoals Unit
Trailhead: 33.90820, -84.45951
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Powers Ferry Rd & Parkwood Circle stop 500 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cochran Shoals, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Powers Ferry Rd & Parkwood Circle stop 500 m from the trailhead
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