Sweetwater Creek Red Trail
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georgia · Douglas County

Sweetwater Creek Red Trail

Historic mill ruins along a scenic creek near Atlanta.

Rating
Length
4.5 mi
Difficulty
2
County
Douglas

About This Trail

Sweetwater Creek State Park preserves the ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company, a Civil War-era textile mill. The Red Trail follows the creek past the picturesque ruins and through beautiful piedmont forest with excellent views of the shoals and rapids.

Location

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Coordinates: 33.7525, -84.6264 Open in Google Maps

Getting There

From Atlanta, GA, take I-20 west to Exit 44. Follow Factory Shoals Road south to the park entrance.

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