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

  1. Start on abandoned road, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading W.
  9. 2.2 miBear left onto Bear Hair Gap Trail / Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftBear right onto Coosa Backcountry, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miReach Freeman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Bear Hair Gap Trail / Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftBear right onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading SE.
  14. 2.2 miTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right onto abandoned road, heading S.
  21. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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