Buford Dam Park
Lake Lanier
5.5 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Lake Lanier is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Buford Dam Park near Lake Forest, GA. The route reaches Lake Lanier. It climbs 736 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Lanier
5.5 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 927–1,161 ft
Out & Back · Buford Dam Park
Trailhead: 34.15713, -84.06758
Weather Sep 6: Drizzle, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 15% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Lanier.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 2.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Lake Lanier, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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