Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail–Long Creek Road, 3 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail–Long Creek Road, 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. It climbs 1,317 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,530 – 3,261 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.63692, -84.16231
Nearest town Three Forks, GA

Directions

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Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail–Long Creek Road, 3 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 2,529–3,262 ft

Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 34.63692, -84.16231

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 82°F / low 66° · precip 17% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Noontoola Road, heading NW.
  5. 2.4 miTurn right onto Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Long Creek Falls, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Road, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Long Creek Road, heading NE.
  10. 4.1 miContinue straight onto Noontoola Road, heading S.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftArrive 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% dirt23% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F66°
Precip17%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity93%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:14 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Mon 71°63°
Tue 74°60°
Wed 80°58°
Thu 83°61° 47%
Fri 82°62° 61%
Sat 83°60° 48%

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