Appalachian Viewpoint–Lake Winfield Scott, 6 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Hood, GA. The route passes Appalachian Viewpoint, Neels Gap and Lake Winfield Scott. It climbs 1,737 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,871 – 3,803 ft12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 34.73527, -83.91804
Nearest town Hood, GA
Directions
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Appalachian Viewpoint–Lake Winfield Scott, 6 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 1,737 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 2,871–3,802 ft
Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.73527, -83.91804
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Appalachian Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Neels Gap.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Byron Herbert Reece Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Slaughter Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miPass Lake Winfield Scott.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Lake Winfield Scott, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jarrard Gap Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Freeman Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Byron Herbert Reece Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
4% paved96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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