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Chestnut Lead & Conasauga River Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,802 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Chestnut Lead & Conasauga River Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Mountaintown, GA. It climbs 1,802 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,267 – 3,284 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Conasauga River Trail 34.85464, -84.58109
Nearest town Mountaintown, GA
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Chestnut Lead & Conasauga River Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,802 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 2,269–3,284 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Conasauga River Trail · 34.85464, -84.58109

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Conasauga River Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.8 miSharp left onto Chestnut Lead, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miReach Conasauga River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miSharp right onto Conasauga River Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chestnut-lead-conasauga-river-trail-out-back-11-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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