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Chestnut Mountain–Abe Gap Road, 4 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,858 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Chestnut Mountain–Abe Gap Road, 4 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Kilby Mill, GA. The route reaches Chestnut Mountain at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 1,858 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,517 – 3,885 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Abe Gap Road 34.96054, -83.49080
Nearest town Kilby Mill, GA
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Chestnut Mountain–Abe Gap Road, 4 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,858 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 2,517–3,884 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Abe Gap Road · 34.96054, -83.49080

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Abe Gap Road, heading W.
  2. 2.3 miSharp right onto Hickory Nut Cove Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.8 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 Hickory Nut Cove Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.8 miSharp left onto Abe Gap Road, heading S.
  9. 2.2 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-88a4

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:55 PM

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