Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail via Noontoola Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail via Noontoola Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. It climbs 590 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,526 – 3,130 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.63692, -84.16231
Nearest town Three Forks, GA
Directions
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Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail via Noontoola Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,525–3,128 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Noontoola Road, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Noontoola Road, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 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
82% dirt15% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F66°
Precip17%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity93%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
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%
More from this trailhead
- Noontoola Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Noontoola Road 10.4 mi · ▲ 980 ft
- Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail–Long Creek Road, 3 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft
- Noontoola Road 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Ball Mountain–Rich Mountain, 5 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft
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