Beech Bottom & Horseshoe Bend via Jacks River

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Beech Bottom & Horseshoe Bend via Jacks River is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Alaculsy, GA. It climbs 1,654 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,165 – 1,834 ft · steepest grade: 34%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.96276, -84.61155
Nearest town Alaculsy, GA

Directions

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Beech Bottom & Horseshoe Bend via Jacks River

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,164–1,834 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.96276, -84.61155

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miSharp right onto Horseshoe Bend, heading E.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto Jacks River, heading SE.
  4. 4.1 miBear right onto Beech Bottom, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jacks River, heading N.
  6. 100 ftReach Horseshoe Bend, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beech Bottom, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Jacks River, heading SE.
  9. 4.1 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Bend, heading NW.
  10. 1.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 8 min before dark.

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