Tray Mountain Wilderness

Corbin Creek Road–Tray Mountain Road, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 3,412 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Corbin Creek Road–Tray Mountain Road, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Tray Mountain Wilderness near Robertstown, GA. It climbs 3,412 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,644 – 4,416 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tray Mountain Road 34.77321, -83.72492
Nearest town Robertstown, GA

Directions

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Corbin Creek Road–Tray Mountain Road, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 3,412 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,644–4,416 ft

Out & Back · Tray Mountain Wilderness

Trailhead: Tray Mountain Road · 34.77321, -83.72492

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Tray Mountain Road, heading N.
  2. 2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto camp site, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto spring trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tray Mountain Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  9. 2.8 miTurn left onto steeltrap gap trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Corbin Creek Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 miReach Tray Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto steeltrap gap trail, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  14. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Tray Mountain Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto spring trail, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto camp site, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tray Mountain Road, heading S.
  20. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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