Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Appalachian Viewpoint & Rock Creek Road via Appalachian Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Appalachian Viewpoint & Rock Creek Road via Appalachian Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 647 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Appalachian Viewpoint & Rock Creek Road via Appalachian Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,485–3,142 ft
Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Rock Creek Road · 34.68039, -84.13629
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Rock Creek Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Lake Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Lake Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Creek Road, heading NW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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