Blood Mountain Wilderness
Coosa Backcountry Trail–Coosa Backcountry, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,206 ft · 7 hr 12 min
Coosa Backcountry Trail–Coosa Backcountry, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Suches, GA. It climbs 4,206 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,277 – 4,141 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: abandoned road 34.70670, -83.95498
Nearest town Suches, GA
Directions
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Coosa Backcountry Trail–Coosa Backcountry, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,206 ft · 7 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,275–4,141 ft
Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: abandoned road · 34.70670, -83.95498
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on abandoned road, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Bear Hair Gap Trail / Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Coosa Backcountry, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Freeman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bear Hair Gap Trail / Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto abandoned road, heading S.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
19% dirt81% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM
More from abandoned road Trailhead
- cascades & FS 34 3.6 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- abandoned road 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft
- Jarrard Gap Trail via abandoned road 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,357 ft
- Appalachian Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,723 ft
- Appalachian Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft
- not maintained via Appalachian Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft
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