Nancy Town Lake–Lake Russell Loop, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Nancy Town Lake–Lake Russell Loop, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Mount Airy, GA. The route reaches Nancy Town Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 409 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,148 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Russell Loop 34.49087, -83.50273
Nearest town Mount Airy, GA

Directions

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Nancy Town Lake–Lake Russell Loop, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 992–1,148 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Russell Loop · 34.49087, -83.50273

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Lake Russell Loop, heading N.
  2. 2 miSharp right onto Nancytown Lake Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miReach Nancy Town Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Lake Russell Loop, heading SW.
  5. 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 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

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:54 PM

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