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Sweetwater Creek State Park

Ruins–Green Trail, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 57 min

Ruins–Green Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sweetwater Creek State Park near Chestnut Log, GA. The route reaches Ruins at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 1,050 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Staff vehicles only 33.74828, -84.63873
Nearest town Chestnut Log, GA
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Ruins–Green Trail, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 57 min

Elevation 836–1,052 ft

Out & Back · Sweetwater Creek State Park

Trailhead: Staff vehicles only · 33.74828, -84.63873

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 86°F / low 73° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Staff vehicles only, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach Ruins, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Staff vehicles only, heading NW.
  10. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ruins-green-trail-out-back-3-sights-4-km-66e8

Trail surface

42% dirt20% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F73°
Precip17%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°73°
Thu 94°75° 50%
Fri 94°74° 52%
Sat 95°73° 31%
Sun 97°76° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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