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Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Appalachian Viewpoint–Hawk Mountain Road, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Appalachian Viewpoint–Hawk Mountain Road, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,101 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,848 – 3,471 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hawk Mountain Road 34.65242, -84.13822
Nearest town Three Forks, GA
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Appalachian Viewpoint–Hawk Mountain Road, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 2,848–3,472 ft

Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Hawk Mountain Road · 34.65242, -84.13822

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

  1. Start on Hawk Mountain Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right onto Hawk Mountain, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Hawk Mountain, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Hawk Mountain Road, heading S.
  7. 0.6 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-viewpoint-hawk-mountain-road-out-back-3-sights-5-km

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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