Blood Mountain Wilderness
Appalachian Viewpoint–Neels Gap, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,405 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Appalachian Viewpoint–Neels Gap, 4 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Suches, GA. The route passes Appalachian Viewpoint before reaching Neels Gap at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,405 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Appalachian Viewpoint–Neels Gap, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,405 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 2,275–3,753 ft
Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: abandoned road · 34.70670, -83.95498
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on abandoned road, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Byron Herbert Reece Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miPass Neels Gap.
- 500 ftReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Byron Herbert Reece Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto abandoned road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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More from abandoned road Trailhead
- cascades & FS 34 3.6 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- abandoned road 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft
- Jarrard Gap Trail via abandoned road 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,357 ft
- Appalachian Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,723 ft
- Appalachian Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft
- not maintained via Appalachian Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft
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