AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Benton MacKaye Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,849 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Benton MacKaye Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Colwell, GA. It climbs 2,849 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,595 – 3,681 ft · steepest grade: 28%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.86822, -84.51449
Nearest town Colwell, GA
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Benton MacKaye Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,849 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 2,597–3,683 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.86822, -84.51449

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 6.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/benton-mackaye-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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