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Chestnut Mountain–Chestnut Mountain Trail, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,956 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Chestnut Mountain–Chestnut Mountain Trail, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Tate City, GA. The route reaches Chestnut Mountain at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,956 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,326 – 3,885 ft · steepest grade: 37%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tate Branch Trail 34.95844, -83.55257
Nearest town Tate City, GA
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Chestnut Mountain–Chestnut Mountain Trail, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,956 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,327–3,884 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tate Branch Trail · 34.95844, -83.55257

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Tate Branch Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.5 miTurn right onto Chestnut Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Steeltrap Knob Road, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Chestnut Mountain Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach Chestnut Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Steeltrap Knob Road, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Chestnut Mountain Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Tate Branch Trail, heading SW.
  9. 2.4 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-mountain-out-back

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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