AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Benton MacKaye Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Benton MacKaye Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Padena, GA. It climbs 1,313 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,887 – 2,871 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.82839, -84.22987
Nearest town Padena, GA
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Benton MacKaye Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,886–2,870 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.82839, -84.22987

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.1 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-f3b7

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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