Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Mill Creek Road & Pheasant Branch
4.9 mi · ▲ 977 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Mill Creek Road & Pheasant Branch is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area near Mountain Scene, GA. It climbs 977 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,156 – 3,120 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road 34.86322, -83.70135
Nearest town Mountain Scene, GA
Directions
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Mill Creek Road & Pheasant Branch
4.9 mi · ▲ 977 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,156–3,121 ft
Out & Back · Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road · 34.86322, -83.70135
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Mill Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pheasant Branch, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Mill Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
19% gravel81% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM
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- Mill Creek Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 677 ft
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