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CRNRA - Cochran Shoals Unit

Sope Creek

4.2 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Sope Creek is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in CRNRA - Cochran Shoals Unit near The Courtyards, GA. It climbs 554 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.91483, -84.45834
Nearest town The Courtyards, GA
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Sope Creek

4.2 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 821–1,019 ft

Out & Back · CRNRA - Cochran Shoals Unit

Trailhead: 33.91483, -84.45834

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: stop 636 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cochran Shoals, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 400 ftBear left onto Sope Creek, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.9 miBear right onto Cochran Shoals, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 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/sope-creek-out-back-7-km-4cdc

Trail surface

52% dirt48% 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 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 636 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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