Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area

Board Camp Creek Road–Burnett Creek Road, 3 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,121 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Board Camp Creek Road–Burnett Creek Road, 3 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area near Baxter, GA. It climbs 2,121 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,723 – 3,639 ft15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Burnett Creek Road 34.76845, -84.03281
Nearest town Baxter, GA

Directions

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Board Camp Creek Road–Burnett Creek Road, 3 sights

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,121 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Elevation 2,724–3,637 ft

Out & Back · Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Burnett Creek Road · 34.76845, -84.03281

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Burnett Creek Road, heading NE.
  2. 6.4 miBear right onto Board Camp Creek Road, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Duncan Ridge Road, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miReach Burnett Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Board Camp Creek Road, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Burnett Creek Road, heading SW.
  7. 6.4 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

92% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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