Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Appalachian Viewpoint & Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail via Appalachian Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,611 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Appalachian Viewpoint & Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail via Appalachian Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,611 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Appalachian Viewpoint & Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail via Appalachian Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,611 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 2,529–3,375 ft
Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail · 34.66350, -84.18410
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.5 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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