Benton MacKaye Trail & South Fork
11.2 mi · ▲ 2,212 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Benton MacKaye Trail & South Fork is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Colwell, GA. It climbs 2,212 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,494 – 3,730 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.86822, -84.51449
Nearest town Colwell, GA
Directions
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Benton MacKaye Trail & South Fork
11.2 mi · ▲ 2,212 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Elevation 2,495–3,729 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.86822, -84.51449
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miBear right onto South Fork, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Benton MacKaye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 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 1.3 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Benton MacKaye Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,849 ft
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