Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Appalachian Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,170 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Appalachian Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. It climbs 1,170 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,858 – 3,376 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 34.66343, -84.12990
Nearest town Three Forks, GA
Directions
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Appalachian Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,170 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 2,858–3,375 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
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Long Creek Road, heading NW.
- 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
51% dirt49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Edmonson East Trail & Rock Creek Road 3 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft
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