Little Lake & Old Bucktown Road
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Little Lake & Old Bucktown Road is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Marion, GA. The route reaches Little Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,093 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Lake & Old Bucktown Road
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,022–3,042 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Approach Trail · 34.60863, -84.21435
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Bucktown Road, heading SW.
- 2.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Little Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 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 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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