Blood Mountain Wilderness
Dockery Lake & not maintained
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Dockery Lake & not maintained is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Suches, GA. The route reaches Dockery Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,928 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dockery Lake & not maintained
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,928 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,015–3,323 ft
Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: not maintained · 34.70362, -83.98946
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on not maintained, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Dockery Lake, heading S.
- 3.2 miPass Dockery Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Dockery Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dockery Lake, heading NE.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto not maintained, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from not maintained Trailhead
- not maintained via Appalachian Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Coosa Backcountry Trail–Duncan Ridge Trail, 4 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,932 ft
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