Blue Rock & Nelson Cove via Nicholson Gap
5 mi · ▲ 1,898 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Blue Rock & Nelson Cove via Nicholson Gap is a 5-mile out-and-back near Blairsville, GA. The route reaches Blue Rock at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,898 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Rock & Nelson Cove via Nicholson Gap
5 mi · ▲ 1,898 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,409–3,215 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nelson Cove · 34.87252, -83.93404
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Nelson Cove, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Nicholson Gap, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Blue Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Nelson Cove, heading W.
- 1.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
More from Nelson Cove Trailhead
- Nelson Cove 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
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