Crain Field & Henson Gap via Chattahoochee River Road is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area near Mountain Scene, GA. It climbs 2,797 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,188 – 3,963 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 34.80205, -83.74292
Nearest town Mountain Scene, GA
Directions
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Crain Field & Henson Gap via Chattahoochee River Road
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,797 ft · 6 hr 14 min
Elevation 2,188–3,964 ft
Out & Back · Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.80205, -83.74292
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Abandoned 44F, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Chattahoochee River Road, heading SW.
- 3.4 miBear right onto Crain Field, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Henson Gap, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Crain Field, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Henson Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Henson Gap, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crain Field, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Chattahoochee River Road, heading S.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Abandoned 44F, heading NE.
- 2.4 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 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
52% gravel48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Appalachian Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 829 ft
- Chattahoochee River Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Appalachian Trail & Rocky Mountain Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,473 ft
- Rocky Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,558 ft
- Abandoned 44F 7 mi · ▲ 1,760 ft
- Chattahoochee River Road 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,987 ft
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