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Benton MacKaye Trail

3 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Benton MacKaye Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Burnett, GA. It climbs 681 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,057 – 2,435 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Benton MacKaye Trail 34.84964, -84.41742
Nearest town Burnett, GA
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Benton MacKaye Trail

3 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 2,057–2,433 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Benton MacKaye Trail · 34.84964, -84.41742

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Benton MacKaye Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miReach Benton MacKaye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 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-5-km

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Hikes near Burnett, Georgia