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Factory Shoals Road–abandoned track, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Sweetwater Creek State Park near Lake Estates, GA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 988 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: unmarked trail 33.75888, -84.62459
Nearest town Lake Estates, GA

Directions

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Factory Shoals Road–abandoned track, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 43 min

Elevation 852–987 ft

Out & Back · Sweetwater Creek State Park

Trailhead: unmarked trail · 33.75888, -84.62459

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 24% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on unmarked trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Factory Shoals Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto abandoned track, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach unmarked trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Factory Shoals Road, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  8. 350 ftSharp right onto unmarked trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

34% gravel31% dirt4% boardwalk31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F71°
Precip24%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 24% rain
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 83°74° 18%
Tue 87°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 94°75° 50%
Fri 94°74° 51%
Sat 95°74° 31%

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