AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coosa Backcountry

4 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Coosa Backcountry is a 4-mile out-and-back near Owltown, GA. It climbs 1,121 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,500 – 3,432 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.79233, -83.93245
Nearest town Owltown, GA
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Coosa Backcountry

4 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 2,499–3,431 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.79233, -83.93245

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coosa Backcountry, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Calf Stomp Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coosa Backcountry, heading NE.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coosa-backcountry-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

14% gravel86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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