Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Dismal Cove & Swallows Creek Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Dismal Cove & Swallows Creek Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area near Osborn, GA. It climbs 735 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dismal Cove & Swallows Creek Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 2,103–2,678 ft
Out & Back · Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Swallows Creek Road · 34.90888, -83.67076
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Swallows Creek Road, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto Dismal Cove, heading SW.
- 2.5 miReach Swallows Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Swallows Creek Road, heading W.
- 1 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 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Swallows Creek Road 2 mi · ▲ 146 ft
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