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Sweetwater Creek State Park

Ruins & Factory Shoals Road via Yellow Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 49 min

Ruins & Factory Shoals Road via Yellow Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Sweetwater Creek State Park near Deerfield, GA. The route reaches Ruins at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 974 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Factory Shoals Road 33.75906, -84.61550
Nearest town Deerfield, GA
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Ruins & Factory Shoals Road via Yellow Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 49 min

Elevation 836–975 ft

Out & Back · Sweetwater Creek State Park

Trailhead: Factory Shoals Road · 33.75906, -84.61550

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 96°F / low 71° · precip 24% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Factory Shoals Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftReach Ruins, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Factory Shoals Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ruins-factory-shoals-road-out-back-4-km-dc27

Trail surface

35% gravel31% dirt3% boardwalk31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F71°
Precip24%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 24% rain
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 83°74° 18%
Tue 87°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 94°75° 50%
Fri 94°74° 51%
Sat 95°74° 31%

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