Coon Branch Road–Emery Creek Trail, 4 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Coon Branch Road–Emery Creek Trail, 4 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Hasslers Mill, GA. It climbs 1,928 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Coon Branch Road–Emery Creek Trail, 4 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 984–2,309 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Emery Creek Trail · 34.81209, -84.65203
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Emery Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Lower Emery Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Tibbs, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Coon Branch Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Emery Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Tibbs, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Upper Emery Creek Road, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Emery Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lower Emery Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Emery Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Lower Emery Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Emery Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Emery Creek Trail Trailhead
- Emery Creek Trail & Lower Emery Creek Road 4 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15–Emery Creek Viewpoint, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15–Emery Creek Viewpoint, 5 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,551 ft
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