Benton MacKaye Trail & Wilscot Mountain Road
16.2 mi · ▲ 3,405 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Benton MacKaye Trail & Wilscot Mountain Road is a 16.2-mile out-and-back near Padena, GA. It climbs 3,405 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,887 – 3,038 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.82839, -84.22987
Nearest town Padena, GA
Directions
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Benton MacKaye Trail & Wilscot Mountain Road
16.2 mi · ▲ 3,405 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,886–3,038 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.82839, -84.22987
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 4 miTurn right onto Seabolt Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Wilscot Mountain Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Benton MacKaye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Seabolt Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 surface
21% dirt20% gravel59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Brawley Mountain 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,116 ft
- Benton MacKaye Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft
- Benton MacKaye Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,343 ft
- Benton MacKaye Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,495 ft
- NFR 35 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,771 ft
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