Bear Creek Spur–Bear Creek, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,644 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Bear Creek Spur–Bear Creek, 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Mountaintown, GA. It climbs 2,644 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Creek Spur–Bear Creek, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,644 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,665–2,857 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pinhoti Trail · 34.81272, -84.58346
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Pinhoti Trail, heading N.
- 4.4 miBear right onto Bear Creek, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Bear Creek Spur, heading W.
- 1.7 miReach Pinhoti Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Bear Creek, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Pinhoti Trail, heading SE.
- 4.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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