Blood Mountain Wilderness
Bear Hair Gap Trail–Coosa Backcountry / Duncan Ridge Trail, 5 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,552 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Bear Hair Gap Trail–Coosa Backcountry / Duncan Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Choestoe, GA. It climbs 3,552 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bear Hair Gap Trail–Coosa Backcountry / Duncan Ridge Trail, 5 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,552 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,934–4,161 ft
Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: West Wolf Creek Road · 34.79367, -83.91250
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on West Wolf Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry, heading NW.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Calf Stomp Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Coosa Backcountry / Duncan Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bear Hair Gap Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Coosa Backcountry, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Wolf Creek Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Coosa Backcountry, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto West Wolf Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.9 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from West Wolf Creek Road Trailhead
- Big Grassy Knob Road–Roaring Fork Trail, 3 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,769 ft
- Whiteoak Stomp–Coosa Backcountry, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 3,332 ft
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