Palisades Unit - Paces Mill

Akers Mill W Trail via Mountain to River Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Akers Mill W Trail via Mountain to River Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Palisades Unit - Paces Mill near Postwoods, GA. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,030 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.87134, -84.45350
Nearest town Postwoods, GA

Directions

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Akers Mill W Trail via Mountain to River Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 767–1,029 ft

Out & Back · Palisades Unit - Paces Mill

Trailhead: 33.87134, -84.45350

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 332 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Akers Mill W Trail, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 200 ftReach Akers Mill W Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

44% paved56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 332 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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