Morgan Falls Reservoir & Marietta Highway Trail via Roswell Riverwalk Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 58 min
Morgan Falls Reservoir & Marietta Highway Trail via Roswell Riverwalk Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Roswell, GA. The route reaches Morgan Falls Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Morgan Falls Reservoir & Marietta Highway Trail via Roswell Riverwalk Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 58 min
Elevation 857–1,009 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Roswell Riverwalk Trail · 34.00154, -84.36759
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 95°F / low 71° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Roswell Riverwalk Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Morgan Falls Reservoir.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Marietta Highway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Morgan Falls Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Roswell Riverwalk Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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