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Blood Mountain Wilderness

Appalachian Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,723 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Appalachian Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Suches, GA. It climbs 1,723 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,277 – 3,753 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: abandoned road 34.70670, -83.95498
Nearest town Suches, GA
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Appalachian Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,723 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 2,275–3,753 ft

Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness

Trailhead: abandoned road · 34.70670, -83.95498

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on abandoned road, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto abandoned road, heading N.
  9. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/appalachian-trail-out-back-11-km-0662

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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