Old Town Trail via Suwanee Creek Greenway

4.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Old Town Trail via Suwanee Creek Greenway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Maple Ridge, GA. It climbs 255 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,099 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Suwanee Creek Parking 34.03512, -84.08712
Nearest town Maple Ridge, GA

Directions

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Old Town Trail via Suwanee Creek Greenway

4.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 921–1,100 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Suwanee Creek Parking · 34.03512, -84.08712

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 95°F / low 71° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Suwanee Creek Parking, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Town Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miReach Old Town Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto McGinnis Ferry Road Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Suwanee Creek Parking, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Suwanee Creek Greenway, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 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

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F71°
Precip14%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:14 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon 82°72° 21%
Tue 89°70°
Wed 92°69°
Thu 93°76° 30%
Fri 94°71° 48%
Sat 95°70° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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