Red Root Road & Sourwood via Ladyslipper
7 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Red Root Road & Sourwood via Ladyslipper is a 7-mile out-and-back near Mount Airy, GA. It climbs 737 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 1,335 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nancy Town Lake Road 34.50404, -83.48136
Nearest town Mount Airy, GA
Directions
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Red Root Road & Sourwood via Ladyslipper
7 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 890–1,336 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 7:55 PM
- Start on Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Sourwood, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Ladyslipper, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Root Road, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach Sourwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Ladyslipper, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sourwood, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Nancy Town Lake Road, heading SW.
- 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
94% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 77°F71°
Precip30%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 7:12 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Tue
84°67°
Wed
90°62°
Thu
91°65°
40%
Fri
94°68°
52%
Sat
93°66°
35%
Sun
95°65°
15%
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