AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chestnut Lead

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Chestnut Lead is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Hasslers Mill, GA. It climbs 1,010 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,267 – 3,284 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chestnut Lead 34.85368, -84.61559
Nearest town Hasslers Mill, GA
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Chestnut Lead

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 2,269–3,284 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chestnut Lead · 34.85368, -84.61559

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

  1. Start on Chestnut Lead, heading NE.
  2. 1.6 miReach Chestnut Lead, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 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-out-back-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.

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