Benton MacKaye Trail–Hemp Top, 5 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,357 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Benton MacKaye Trail–Hemp Top, 5 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Oasis, GA. It climbs 2,357 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,693 – 3,192 ft · steepest grade: 33%14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hemptop 34.93469, -84.51838
Nearest town Oasis, GA
Directions
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Benton MacKaye Trail–Hemp Top, 5 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,357 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,692–3,192 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hemptop · 34.93469, -84.51838
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Hemptop, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Jacks River, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Hemptop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.6 miTurn right onto Penitentiary Branch Trail, heading E.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Hemp Top, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Hemptop, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Hemptop Trailhead
- Hemp Top & Hemptop 4.2 mi · ▲ 853 ft
- Sugar Cove via Jacks River 15.8 mi · ▲ 3,044 ft
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