Murrays Lake & Conasauga River Trail

16.2 mi · ▲ 3,066 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Murrays Lake & Conasauga River Trail is a 16.2-mile out-and-back near Doogan, GA. The route reaches Murrays Lake at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 3,066 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,243 – 2,333 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hickory Creek 34.89933, -84.64670
Nearest town Doogan, GA

Directions

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Murrays Lake & Conasauga River Trail

16.2 mi · ▲ 3,066 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,243–2,334 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hickory Creek · 34.89933, -84.64670

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Hickory Creek, heading NE.
  2. 1.9 miSharp left onto Conasauga River Trail, heading NW.
  3. 5.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miReach Murrays Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 6.2 miSharp right onto Hickory Creek, heading S.
  6. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.

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