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

  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. 1.8 miTurn left onto Flat Branch Road, heading SW.
  5. 2.3 miTurn right onto Coleman River Road, heading E.
  6. 3.2 miSharp right onto Chestnut Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Tate Branch Trail, heading NW.
  8. 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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