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.

Elevation

0 mi2,103 – 2,677 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Swallows Creek Road 34.90888, -83.67076
Nearest town Osborn, GA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Swallows Creek Road, heading E.
  2. 1 miSharp right onto Dismal Cove, heading SW.
  3. 2.5 miReach Swallows Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 miSharp left onto Swallows Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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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