Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Cooper Creek Trail–Hickory Knob Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,620 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Cooper Creek Trail–Hickory Knob Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area near Baxter, GA. It climbs 1,620 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cooper Creek Trail–Hickory Knob Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,620 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 2,310–2,987 ft
Out & Back · Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Hickory Knob Trail · 34.78292, -84.06371
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Hickory Knob Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Mill Shoals Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Duncan Ridge Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Shoals Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mill Shoals Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Duncan Ridge Road, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Mill Shoals Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Cooper Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Yellow Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Shope Gap Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hickory Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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