Nimblewill Road

Total Miles
7.8

Elevation

929.24 ft

Duration

1.5 Hours

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

Starting on the south side of the trail, you will come across well-maintained gravel roads with opportunities for fishing and dispersed camping. Further north, there are washouts and a few rock ledges/gardens that require a high-clearance vehicle and 4x4 if there has been recent rain. Along the way, several small off-shooting trails will make a muddier experience if desired.

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Difficulty

The northern half of the road is not maintained, with several spots of washouts that are off-camber and slick. Towards the top of the mountain, the trail begins to get more rocky, with a few protruding rocks up to 18 inches and a few small rock shelves.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Beginning of the trail is extremely easy some big loose rocks that you should have no problem clearing. The end of the trail is extremely rocky with some big ruts, can end up on 3 wheels trying to get over.

A couple mud holes on the south side of the rd (old bucktown side) nothing extremely rutted out. Was a nice day and a decent amping of people on the trail.

beautiful sights to see and easy well kept road east of the AT intersection but the west side is aired down the tires it was more trail like, a lot of bouncy rocks and wash outs. good fun, the coolest section was going to bearded falls and on the way back I saw on the right a little 3ft wall climb where offroaders had been using to get back on to the main trail instead of taking the normal entrance. my bronco with 35s, lockers, and in 4L made quick work of it but it was super fun and made me careful when picking my line.

It was just me and the wife so stopped and hiked to bearden falls. According to the map the plan was to drive to the top and then cut over into Amicalola falls but the Amicalola Ck trail is closed to foot traffic only. I’ll attach a picture of the sign. Other than that the trail is in good condition. I feel it should be rated easy nothing technical at all

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