Big Grassy Knob Road–Roaring Fork Trail, 3 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 2,769 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Big Grassy Knob Road–Roaring Fork Trail, 3 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Choestoe, GA. It climbs 2,769 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,933 – 3,478 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Wolf Creek Road 34.79367, -83.91250
Nearest town Choestoe, GA

Directions

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Big Grassy Knob Road–Roaring Fork Trail, 3 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 2,769 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 1,934–3,479 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Wolf Creek Road · 34.79367, -83.91250

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on West Wolf Creek Road, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry, heading NW.
  3. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Calf Stomp Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Roaring Fork Trail, heading W.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Grassy Knob Road, heading W.
  6. 1.6 miReach West Wolf Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Roaring Fork Trail, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Calf Stomp Road, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coosa Backcountry, heading E.
  10. 2.5 miTurn left onto West Wolf Creek Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 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

52% gravel1% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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