Willow oak & Mountain to River Trail / Spring Road Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Willow oak & Mountain to River Trail / Spring Road Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Oaks of Cumberland, GA. The route reaches Willow oak at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow oak & Mountain to River Trail / Spring Road Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 960–1,072 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spring Road Trail · 33.88618, -84.47224
Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 407 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail / Spring Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mountain to River Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto West Spring Street, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Willow oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mountain to River Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail / Spring Road Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail / Spring Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Road Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 407 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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