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Ducket Lake–Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 2 hr

Ducket Lake–Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Mount Airy, GA. The route reaches Ducket Lake. It climbs 536 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,060 – 1,453 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nancy Town Lake Road 34.50404, -83.48136
Nearest town Mount Airy, GA
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Ducket Lake–Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 1,059–1,452 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Nancy Town Lake Road · 34.50404, -83.48136

Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 30% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Sourwood, heading E.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, heading NE.
  11. 1.6 miPass Ducket Lake.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miReach Ducket Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.9 miTurn right onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Sourwood, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading W.
  22. 250 ftBear right onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading W.
  23. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ducket-lake-ducket-lake-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

92% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F71°
Precip30%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 29% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 27% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 22% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:12 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Tue 84°67°
Wed 90°62°
Thu 91°65° 40%
Fri 94°68° 52%
Sat 93°66° 35%
Sun 95°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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