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Cochran Shoals Unit

Sibley Pond & Cochran Shoals

4.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Sibley Pond & Cochran Shoals is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cochran Shoals Unit near Post Harbor, GA. The route reaches Sibley Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 391 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.90969, -84.45648
Nearest town Post Harbor, GA
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Sibley Pond & Cochran Shoals

4.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 798–1,005 ft

Out & Back · Cochran Shoals Unit

Trailhead: 33.90969, -84.45648

Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Powers Ferry Rd & Parkwood Circle stop 743 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Cochran Shoals, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 400 ftBear left onto Sope Creek, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftReach Sibley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miBear right onto Cochran Shoals, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 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/sibley-pond-cochran-shoals-out-back-8-km-d4ec

Trail surface

56% dirt13% gravel1% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 97°F72°
Feels like92°Precip17%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Mon 87°74°
Tue 90°72°
Wed 93°72°
Thu 92°76° 28%
Fri 93°73° 54%
Sat 95°73° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Powers Ferry Rd & Parkwood Circle stop 743 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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