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
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto Horseshoe Bend, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Jacks River, heading SE.
- 4.1 miBear right onto Beech Bottom, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jacks River, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Horseshoe Bend, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beech Bottom, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Jacks River, heading SE.
- 4.1 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Bend, heading NW.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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.
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.
More from this trailhead
- Horseshoe Bend & Old Highway 2 4.3 mi · ▲ 484 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Alaculsy, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Alaculsy, Georgia