Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails
Chestnut–Dapple Loop, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Chestnut–Dapple Loop, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile loop in Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails near Salacoa, GA. It climbs 467 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chestnut–Dapple Loop, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,113–1,331 ft
Loop · Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails
Trailhead: Garland Mountain Horse & Hiking Trails · 34.36581, -84.62154
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 94°F / low 71° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Dun, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Greenway West, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ellen's Way, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dapple, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Greenway West, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Greenway West, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dapple, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Greenway West, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Sorrel, heading SE.
- 0.6 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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