Long Island–Akers Mill W Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area near Postwoods, GA. The route reaches Long Island at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 310 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi768 – 1,030 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cobb Galleria Trail 33.87888, -84.45413
Nearest town Postwoods, GA
Directions
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Long Island–Akers Mill W Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 767–1,029 ft
Out & Back · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Trailhead: Cobb Galleria Trail · 33.87888, -84.45413
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 73° · precip 18% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 80 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cobb Galleria Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Akers Mill W Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Long Island.
- 0.3 miReach Long Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Akers Mill W Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Cobb Galleria Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% paved40% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F73°
Precip18%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue
86°70°
Wed
94°73°
Thu
93°76°
52%
Fri
94°73°
49%
Sat
95°74°
30%
Sun
97°75°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 80 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cobb Galleria Trail Trailhead
- Akers Mill W Trail–Cobb Galleria Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Long Island–Akers Mill W Trail, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Akers Mill W Trail–Cobb Galleria Trail, 4 sights 9 mi · ▲ 355 ft
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