Nancy Town Road & Sourwood
3.6 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Nancy Town Road & Sourwood is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Mount Airy, GA. It climbs 461 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nancy Town Road & Sourwood
3.6 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,056–1,525 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nancy Town Lake Road · 34.50404, -83.48136
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 30% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Sourwood, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Nancy Town Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Sourwood, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nancy Town Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Nancy Town Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Sourwood, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nancy Town Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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