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Appalachian Viewpoint & Old Appalachian Trail Route

2.9 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Appalachian Viewpoint & Old Appalachian Trail Route is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Sarah, GA. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 585 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,799 – 3,225 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gooch Gap 34.65216, -84.03239
Nearest town Sarah, GA
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Appalachian Viewpoint & Old Appalachian Trail Route

2.9 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 2,799–3,226 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gooch Gap · 34.65216, -84.03239

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Appalachian Trail Route, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Appalachian Trail Route, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Appalachian Trail Route, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miBear left onto Old Appalachian Trail Route, heading S.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Appalachian Trail Route, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Appalachian Trail Route, heading S.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-old-appalachian-trail-route-out-back-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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