Ivy Creek Greenway Viewpoint–Berry Lake, 4 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Ivy Creek Greenway Viewpoint–Berry Lake, 4 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Shake Rag, GA. The route passes Berry Lake and Ivy Creek Greenway Viewpoint. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ivy Creek Greenway Viewpoint–Berry Lake, 4 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 888–1,046 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: McGinnis Ferry Road Trail · 34.05470, -84.12789
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 95°F / low 71° · precip 15% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Berry Lake.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading SE.
- 2.2 miPass Ivy Creek Greenway Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ivy Creek Greenway, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Ivy Creek Greenway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.3 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 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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