Amicalola Creek Road & Cove Trail / Firebreak Trail Loop via Appalachian Approach Trail is a 4.7-mile loop in Amicalola Falls State Park near Marion, GA. It climbs 653 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,933 – 3,383 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Approach Trail 34.60863, -84.21435
Nearest town Marion, GA
Directions
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Amicalola Creek Road & Cove Trail / Firebreak Trail Loop via Appalachian Approach Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 653 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 2,935–3,384 ft
Loop · Amicalola Falls State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Approach Trail · 34.60863, -84.21435
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Approach Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Len Foote Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Cove Trail / Firebreak Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Len Foote Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Amicalola Creek Road, heading SE.
- 2.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Approach Trail Trailhead
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- Appalachian Approach Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 660 ft
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- Nimblewill Branch East & Nimblewill Gap Road via Appalachian Approach Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
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- Nimblewill Branch D & Nimblewill Gap Road 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,309 ft
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