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Benton MacKaye Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Benton MacKaye Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Hurst, GA. It climbs 1,265 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,421 – 3,038 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Benton MacKaye Trail 34.80794, -84.18773
Nearest town Hurst, GA
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Benton MacKaye Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 2,422–3,038 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Benton MacKaye Trail · 34.80794, -84.18773

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Benton MacKaye Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.2 miTurn right onto Seabolt Mountain Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.2 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-8-km

Trail surface

16% gravel84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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