Blood Mountain Wilderness
not maintained via Appalachian Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft · 5 hr 7 min
not maintained via Appalachian Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Suches, GA. It climbs 2,625 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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not maintained via Appalachian Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,275–3,432 ft
Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: abandoned road · 34.70670, -83.95498
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on abandoned road, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto not maintained, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach not maintained, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto abandoned road, heading S.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~187 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from abandoned road Trailhead
- cascades & FS 34 3.6 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- abandoned road 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft
- Jarrard Gap Trail via abandoned road 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,357 ft
- Appalachian Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,723 ft
- Appalachian Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Neels Gap, 4 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,405 ft
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