Georgia trails · Main Road Trail
Main Road Trail
A 5.7-mile out-and-back in Georgia, with 11 ft of climbing. Reaches Beach Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Length
5.7 mi
Elevation gain
11 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
3%
Steepest mile
+11 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 5.6 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Beach Pond (lake)
- South Pond (lake)
- Otter Pond (lake)
- Flag Pond (lake)
- Palmetto Pond (lake)
- Teal Pond (lake)
- North Otter Pond (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 7:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:14 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 51 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.3-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:10 a.m. — 8 h 39 min before sunset.