Chestnut Mountain Trail–Flat Branch Road, 5 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,916 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Chestnut Mountain Trail–Flat Branch Road, 5 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Tate City, GA. It climbs 2,916 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,326 – 3,858 ft · steepest grade: 35%13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tate Branch Trail 34.95844, -83.55257
Nearest town Tate City, GA
Directions
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Chestnut Mountain Trail–Flat Branch Road, 5 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,916 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Elevation 2,327–3,860 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tate Branch Trail · 34.95844, -83.55257
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Tate Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Chestnut Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Steeltrap Knob Road, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Flat Branch Road, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Coleman River Road, heading E.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto Chestnut Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Tate Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 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 surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:56 PM
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