Brawley Mountain–Benton MacKaye Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Brawley Mountain–Benton MacKaye Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Wilscot, GA. The route reaches Brawley Mountain. It climbs 1,632 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Brawley Mountain–Benton MacKaye Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,011–3,020 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.77946, -84.23324
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto NFR 35, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Brawley Mountain.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Brawley Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto NFR 35, heading S.
- 1.5 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 3.0 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Persimmon Hill & NFR 35 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft
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