Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails
Buckskin Sunset Point–Dapple, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Buckskin Sunset Point–Dapple, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails near Beasley Gap, GA. The route reaches Buckskin Sunset Point. It climbs 459 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Buckskin Sunset Point–Dapple, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,125–1,395 ft
Out & Back · Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails
Trailhead: 34.35714, -84.61410
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 93°F / low 71° · precip 15% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Greenway East, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Buckskin Sunset Point.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Greenway West, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ellen's Way, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dapple, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Greenway West, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Buckskin Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dapple, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Ellen's Way, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Greenway West, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Greenway East, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- Buckskin Sunset Point–Bay, 7 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 720 ft
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