Tag Archives: Georgia Shell Roads

Beach Road, Sapelo Island

This is one of just a few paved roads on Sapelo Island. It leads to Nanny Goat Beach.

Torrey Landing Road, Ossabaw Island

Palm-lined dirt road on Ossabaw Island, Georgia.

This is the view from the Club House to Torrey Landing.

National Register of Historic Places

Shell Road, Ossabaw Island

A palm-lined drive on Ossabaw Island at sunrise.

This secluded road leads to the Torrey-West House.

National Register of Historic Places

Cane Patch Road, Ossabaw Island

A shell road, lined with Live Oaks and Spanish Moss, on Ossabaw Island.

National Register of Historic Places

Hell Hole Road, Ossabaw Island

Hell Hole Road, Ossabaw Island

The trip to South End Beach takes you down Hell Hole Road. Full of potholes and the occasional hog wallow, it’s quite rough.

Swamp on Hell Hole Road, Ossabaw Island, Georgia.

I can understand why early settlers thought it hellish but it was paradise to me, an undisturbed maritime forest highlighted by numerous swamps and bogs.

A group exploring Hell Hole Road in a truck on Ossabaw Island, Georgia .

National Register of Historic Places

Maurice Road, Jekyll Island

Lighthouse Road, Sapelo Island

A winding gravel road surrounded by lush greenery and trees under a partly cloudy blue sky.

This shell road leads to the Sapelo Island lighthouse.

A dirt path surrounded by lush green trees and bushes under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.