Blood Mountain Wilderness
cascades–FS 34, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft · 3 hr 47 min
cascades–FS 34, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Suches, GA. The route reaches cascades at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,627 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,093 – 3,284 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.73133, -83.97123
Nearest town Suches, GA
Directions
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cascades–FS 34, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,094–3,286 ft
Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: 34.73133, -83.97123
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Jarrard Gap Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto abandoned road, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto FS 34, heading S.
- 1.8 miReach cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto abandoned road, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Jarrard Gap Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 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
58% dirt42% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM
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