Mark Trail Wilderness
Chatttahoochee Gap via Appalachian Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,081 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Chatttahoochee Gap via Appalachian Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Mark Trail Wilderness near Mountain Scene, GA. The route reaches Chatttahoochee Gap at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,081 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Chatttahoochee Gap via Appalachian Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,081 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,931–4,021 ft
Out & Back · Mark Trail Wilderness
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.80205, -83.74292
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 4.3 miReach Chatttahoochee Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Appalachian Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 829 ft
- Chattahoochee River Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Appalachian Trail & Rocky Mountain Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,473 ft
- Rocky Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,558 ft
- Abandoned 44F 7 mi · ▲ 1,760 ft
- Chattahoochee River Road 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,987 ft
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