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Blood Mountain Wilderness

Blood Mountain & Slaughter Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Blood Mountain & Slaughter Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Owltown, GA. The route reaches Blood Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,301 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,133 – 4,456 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Slaughter Creek Road access 34.74092, -83.95706
Nearest town Owltown, GA
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Blood Mountain & Slaughter Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 3,132–4,457 ft

Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness

Trailhead: Slaughter Creek Road access · 34.74092, -83.95706

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

  1. Start on Slaughter Creek Road access, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Slaughter Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Blood Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Slaughter Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Slaughter Creek Road access, heading W.
  8. 500 ftArrive 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/blood-mountain-slaughter-creek-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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