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Blood Mountain Wilderness

Bear Hair Gap Trail / Coosa Backcountry Trail–Coosa Backcountry Trail, 4 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,808 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Bear Hair Gap Trail / Coosa Backcountry Trail–Coosa Backcountry Trail, 4 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Owltown, GA. It climbs 2,808 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,320 – 4,141 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Slaughter Creek Road access 34.74092, -83.95706
Nearest town Owltown, GA
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Bear Hair Gap Trail / Coosa Backcountry Trail–Coosa Backcountry Trail, 4 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,808 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 2,320–4,141 ft

Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness

Trailhead: Slaughter Creek Road access · 34.74092, -83.95706

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Slaughter Creek Road access, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Slaughter Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading N.
  6. 2.2 miTurn right onto Bear Hair Gap Trail / Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Slaughter Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading W.
  9. 2.2 miTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto Slaughter Creek Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Slaughter Creek Road access, heading W.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-hair-gap-trail-coosa-backcountry-trail-coosa-backcountry-trail-out-back-4-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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