AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coosa Backcountry

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,953 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Coosa Backcountry is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Owltown, GA. It climbs 1,953 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,024 – 3,432 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.79225, -83.92736
Nearest town Owltown, GA
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Coosa Backcountry

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,953 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 2,024–3,431 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.79225, -83.92736

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry, heading W.
  3. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Calf Stomp Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coosa Backcountry, heading NE.
  6. 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coosa-backcountry-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

8% gravel92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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