Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area

Cooper Creek Scenic Area & Cooper Creek

3.3 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Cooper Creek Scenic Area & Cooper Creek is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area near Baxter, GA. The route reaches Cooper Creek Scenic Area. It climbs 511 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,165 – 2,428 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cooper Creek 34.75844, -84.06663
Nearest town Baxter, GA

Directions

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Cooper Creek Scenic Area & Cooper Creek

3.3 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,165–2,428 ft

Out & Back · Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Cooper Creek · 34.75844, -84.06663

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cooper Creek, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Cooper Creek Scenic Area.
  3. 1.7 miReach Cooper Creek Scenic Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead