Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Bryant Creek Trail & Burnett Creek Road via Duncan Ridge Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,418 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Bryant Creek Trail & Burnett Creek Road via Duncan Ridge Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area near Baxter, GA. It climbs 2,418 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bryant Creek Trail & Burnett Creek Road via Duncan Ridge Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,418 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,724–3,545 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
- Start on Burnett Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Bryant Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Duncan Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 2 miReach Burnett Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp right onto Duncan Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Bryant Creek Trail, heading S.
- 3 miBear right onto Burnett Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1.4 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 0.9 mi in (~29 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.
More from Burnett Creek Road Trailhead
- Burnett Creek Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Burnett Creek Road & Burnett Creek Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 977 ft
- Board Camp Creek Road–Burnett Creek Road, 3 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,121 ft
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