CRNRA - Vickery Creek Unit

Vickery Creek Falls–CRNRA - Vickery Creek Unit Viewpoint, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 47 min

Vickery Creek Falls–CRNRA - Vickery Creek Unit Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in CRNRA - Vickery Creek Unit near Roswell, GA. The route passes Vickery Creek Falls and Roswell Mill before reaching CRNRA - Vickery Creek Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 1,073 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.01017, -84.34699
Nearest town Roswell, GA

Directions

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Vickery Creek Falls–CRNRA - Vickery Creek Unit Viewpoint, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 47 min

Elevation 874–1,074 ft

Out & Back · CRNRA - Vickery Creek Unit

Trailhead: 34.01017, -84.34699

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 95°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Vickery Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miPass Vickery Creek Falls.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 400 ftPass Roswell Mill.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftReach Vickery Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftPass CRNRA - Vickery Creek Unit Viewpoint.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

91% dirt2% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F71°
Feels like91°Precip19%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity49%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 2% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 19% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Mon 86°73° 22%
Tue 90°72°
Wed 93°72°
Thu 93°77° 29%
Fri 94°72° 51%
Sat 95°71° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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