Noonday Creek Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Noonday Creek Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Abington Green, GA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,001 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02729, -84.57089
Nearest town Abington Green, GA · Official trailhead info (xpressga.com)

Directions

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Noonday Creek Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 942–999 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.02729, -84.57089

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 73° · precip 19% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 218 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F73°
Precip19%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity76%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 19% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°72°
Thu 92°75° 48%
Fri 93°70° 47%
Sat 93°70° 30%
Sun 96°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 218 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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