Abe Gap Road–Chestnut Mountain Trail, 4 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,303 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Abe Gap Road–Chestnut Mountain Trail, 4 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Tate City, GA. It climbs 3,303 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,326 – 3,858 ft · steepest grade: 39%14.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tate Branch Trail 34.95844, -83.55257
Nearest town Tate City, GA
Directions
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Abe Gap Road–Chestnut Mountain Trail, 4 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,303 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,327–3,860 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tate Branch Trail · 34.95844, -83.55257
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Tate Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Chestnut Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Hickory Nut Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Abe Gap Road, heading NE.
- 2.3 miReach Tate Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Hickory Nut Cove Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Chestnut Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Tate Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:56 PM
More from Tate Branch Trail Trailhead
- Tate Branch Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,541 ft
- Chestnut Mountain–Chestnut Mountain Trail, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,956 ft
- Chestnut Mountain Trail–Flat Branch Road, 5 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 2,916 ft
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