Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails

Bay & Dapple

2.7 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Bay & Dapple is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails near Salacoa, GA. It climbs 407 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,119 – 1,322 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails 34.36581, -84.62154
Nearest town Salacoa, GA · Official trailhead info (crpa.net)

Directions

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Bay & Dapple

2.7 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,118–1,324 ft

Out & Back · Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails

Trailhead: Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails · 34.36581, -84.62154

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 94°F / low 71° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dun, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Greenway West, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Ellen's Way, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Dapple, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Greenway West, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Bay, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Greenway West, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miReach Dapple, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Bay, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Greenway West, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dapple, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Ellen's Way, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Greenway West, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Dun, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F71°
Feels like84°Precip14%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity57%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Mon 85°72° 18%
Tue 87°70°
Wed 90°63°
Thu 91°67° 27%
Fri 89°67° 48%
Sat 91°63° 35%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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