Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Appalachian Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Appalachian Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. It climbs 1,072 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 3,376 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 34.66343, -84.12990
Nearest town Three Forks, GA

Directions

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Appalachian Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,788–3,375 ft

Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.66343, -84.12990

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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