Bear Creek Spur
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,628 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Bear Creek Spur is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Mountaintown, GA. It climbs 1,628 ft. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,663 – 2,858 ft13.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountaintown Creek 34.81734, -84.55240
Nearest town Mountaintown, GA
Directions
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Bear Creek Spur
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,628 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,665–2,857 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mountaintown Creek · 34.81734, -84.55240
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Mountaintown Creek, heading NW.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Pinhoti Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Bear Creek, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Bear Creek Spur, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach Bear Creek Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Bear Creek, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Pinhoti Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Mountaintown Creek, heading E.
- 1.7 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
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~191 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Mountaintown Creek Trailhead
- Mountaintown Creek 3.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Mountaintown Creek 6.3 mi · ▲ 778 ft
- Pinhoti Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 891 ft
- Pinhoti Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Pinhoti Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft
- Bear Creek 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
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