Cochran Shoals Unit
Power's Island–Sibley Pond, 4 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Power's Island–Sibley Pond, 4 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Cochran Shoals Unit near Powers Ferry Vantage, GA. The route passes Power's Island and Sibley Pond. It climbs 443 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Power's Island–Sibley Pond, 4 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 790–1,024 ft
Out & Back · Cochran Shoals Unit
Trailhead: Interstate North Trail · 33.90035, -84.44791
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 72° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Interstate North Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Power's Island.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cochran Shoals, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto Sope Creek, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Sibley Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Power's Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Cochran Shoals, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Interstate North Trail Trailhead
- Power's Island via Interstate North Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Bob Callan Connector & Bob Callan Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Bob Callan Connector 3.7 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Bob Callan Connector 4.9 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- West Palisades 5.8 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- West Palisades 6.3 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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