Blue Rock & Blue Rock Mountain via Nicholson Gap
4 mi · ▲ 1,492 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Blue Rock & Blue Rock Mountain via Nicholson Gap is a 4-mile out-and-back near Townsend Mill, GA. The route reaches Blue Rock. It climbs 1,492 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Rock & Blue Rock Mountain via Nicholson Gap
4 mi · ▲ 1,492 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 2,333–3,215 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Access Trail · 34.89657, -83.90766
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Blue Rock Mountain, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Blue Rock.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Nicholson Gap, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Blue Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Blue Rock Mountain, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Access Trail Trailhead
- Roundtop Mountain 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft
- Blue Rock–Access Trail, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,540 ft
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