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Little Ridge Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Buford Dam - Lake Sidney Lanier — Little Ridge/Georgia

Little Ridge Trail

Cumming, Georgia

1.1 mi

Distance

223 ft

Elev. Gain

23m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Little Ridge Trail is a loop trail in Buford Dam - Lake Sidney Lanier — Little Ridge, managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, in Forsyth County, Georgia. It is 1.1 miles long and gains 223 feet. The nearest town is Cumming, Georgia, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:328 ft
Max:348 ft
Gain:68 ft
Loss:68 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 328 ft and 348 ft across 1.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.328 ft335 ft341 ft348 ft0.0 mi0.3 mi0.5 mi0.8 mi1.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi334 ft
High point0.1 mi348 ft
End1.1 mi334 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cumming, GA · about 1 mi away
County:
Forsyth County, GA
Jurisdiction:
Buford Dam - Lake Sidney Lanier — Little Ridge · US Army Corps of Engineers

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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