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.
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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
- Start on West Wolf Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry, heading NW.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Calf Stomp Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Roaring Fork Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Grassy Knob Road, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach West Wolf Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Roaring Fork Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Calf Stomp Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coosa Backcountry, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto West Wolf Creek Road, heading SE.
- 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.
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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.
More from West Wolf Creek Road Trailhead
- Whiteoak Stomp–Coosa Backcountry, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 3,332 ft
- Bear Hair Gap Trail–Coosa Backcountry / Duncan Ridge Trail, 5 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 3,552 ft
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