Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve

Walnut Creek Overlook & Upland Trail via Bridge Loop

3 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Walnut Creek Overlook & Upland Trail via Bridge Loop is a 3-mile out-and-back in Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve near Chicopee, GA. The route reaches Walnut Creek Overlook. It climbs 502 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,184 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Geiger Trail 34.24571, -83.83110
Nearest town Chicopee, GA

Directions

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Walnut Creek Overlook & Upland Trail via Bridge Loop

3 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 985–1,186 ft

Out & Back · Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Geiger Trail · 34.24571, -83.83110

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 91°F / low 70° · precip 17% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Geiger Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Walnut Creek Overlook.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Dodd Loop, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Elachee Creek Loop, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Bridge Loop, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Bridge Loop, heading S.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Bridge Loop, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Upland Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bridge Loop, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Elachee Creek Loop, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Dodd Loop, heading N.
  16. 100 ftSharp right onto Geiger Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

67% dirt1% boardwalk32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F70°
Precip17%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 7:13 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Mon 80°71°
Tue 87°68°
Wed 90°62°
Thu 91°65° 29%
Fri 92°68° 46%
Sat 93°65° 37%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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