Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Sugar Hill, GA. It climbs 3,276 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,913 – 3,166 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail 34.76615, -84.16430
Nearest town Sugar Hill, GA
Directions
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Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,276 ft · 6 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,913–3,168 ft
Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail · 34.76615, -84.16430
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 7.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 7.6 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
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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