Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area

Chattahoochee River Road

14 mi · ▲ 2,769 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Chattahoochee River Road is a 14-mile out-and-back in Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area near Mountain Scene, GA. It climbs 2,769 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,188 – 3,963 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 34.80205, -83.74292
Nearest town Mountain Scene, GA

Directions

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Chattahoochee River Road

14 mi · ▲ 2,769 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Elevation 2,188–3,964 ft

Out & Back · Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.80205, -83.74292

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left onto Abandoned 44F, heading S.
  3. 2.4 miTurn right onto Chattahoochee River Road, heading SW.
  4. 3.4 miBear right onto Crain Field, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Chattahoochee River Road, heading S.
  7. 3.4 miTurn left onto Abandoned 44F, heading N.
  8. 2.4 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  9. 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 surface

50% gravel50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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