Benton MacKaye Trail Loop
3.9 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Benton MacKaye Trail Loop is a 3.9-mile loop near Hurst, GA. It climbs 967 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,421 – 3,150 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Benton MacKaye Trail 34.80794, -84.18773
Nearest town Hurst, GA
Directions
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Benton MacKaye Trail Loop
3.9 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,421–3,149 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Benton MacKaye Trail · 34.80794, -84.18773
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
31% gravel15% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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