Ducket Lake–Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Ducket Lake–Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, 4 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near New Switzerland, GA. The route reaches Ducket Lake. It climbs 898 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ducket Lake–Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,088–1,525 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Georgia Mountain Orchard Road · 34.53459, -83.46515
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Ducket Lake.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Sourwood, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Nancy Town Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Sourwood, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nancy Town Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Ducket Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Sourwood, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nancy Town Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Georgia Mountain Orchard Road, heading E.
- 2.9 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Georgia Mountain Orchard Road Trailhead
- Nancy Town Lake–Ducket Lake, 5 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 509 ft
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