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Benton MacKaye Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 3,495 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Benton MacKaye Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Padena, GA. It climbs 3,495 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,778 – 3,022 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.82839, -84.22987
Nearest town Padena, GA
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Benton MacKaye Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 3,495 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,779–3,022 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.82839, -84.22987

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1 miBear right onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading S.
  4. 4.1 miReach Benton MacKaye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miArrive 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/brawley-mountain-benton-mackaye-trail-out-back

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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