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Sawnee Mountain Preserve

Fairy Viewpoint–Hilltop Trail, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Fairy Viewpoint–Hilltop Trail, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Sawnee Mountain Preserve near Dunn, GA. The route reaches Fairy Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 896 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,240 – 1,595 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridgeline Trail 34.24275, -84.13717
Nearest town Dunn, GA
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Fairy Viewpoint–Hilltop Trail, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,241–1,594 ft

Out & Back · Sawnee Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Ridgeline Trail · 34.24275, -84.13717

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ridgeline Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Mountainside Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miBear left onto Indian Seats Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Fairy Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach Fairy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Indian Seats Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left onto Mountainside Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1 miArrive 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/fairy-viewpoint-fairy-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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