Guard Camp Road & Stone Grave Ridge Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Guard Camp Road & Stone Grave Ridge Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Ayersville, GA. It climbs 786 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,309 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Guard Camp Road 34.54731, -83.41446
Nearest town Ayersville, GA

Directions

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Guard Camp Road & Stone Grave Ridge Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,028–1,310 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Guard Camp Road · 34.54731, -83.41446

Weather Sep 7: Light rain, high 75°F / low 69° · precip 29% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start on Guard Camp Road, heading S.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left onto Broad River, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Guard Camp Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Stone Grave Ridge Road, heading SE.
  5. 1.6 miReach Guard Camp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miSharp right onto Guard Camp Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Broad River, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Guard Camp Road, heading NE.
  9. 1.7 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

79% gravel21% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 75°F69°
Precip29%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity88%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 18% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 29% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 24% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:12 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Tue 84°66°
Wed 90°62°
Thu 91°65° 42%
Fri 93°67° 54%
Sat 92°66° 36%
Sun 95°65° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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