Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Benton MacKaye Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 3,471 ft · 6 hr
Benton MacKaye Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area near Hurst, GA. It climbs 3,471 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Benton MacKaye Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 3,471 ft · 6 hr
Elevation 2,378–3,267 ft
Out & Back · Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
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 on Benton MacKaye Trail, heading E.
- 6.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 6.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Benton MacKaye Trail Trailhead
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- Brawley Mountain 4.7 mi · ▲ 902 ft
- Benton MacKaye Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
- Wilscot Mountain Road via Benton MacKaye Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,549 ft
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