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Blood Mountain Wilderness

Coosa Backcountry Trail–Duncan Ridge Trail, 4 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 3,318 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Coosa Backcountry Trail–Duncan Ridge Trail, 4 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Choestoe, GA. It climbs 3,318 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,352 – 4,141 ft · steepest grade: 31%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.76045, -83.92791
Nearest town Choestoe, GA
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Coosa Backcountry Trail–Duncan Ridge Trail, 4 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 3,318 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 2,351–4,141 ft

Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness

Trailhead: 34.76045, -83.92791

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Jarrard Gap Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miReach Coosa Backcountry Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.4 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left onto Duncan Ridge Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Coosa Backcountry Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coosa-backcountry-trail-duncan-ridge-trail-out-back-4-sights-18-km-4cdc

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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