Blood Mountain Wilderness
Dockery Lake via Appalachian Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,726 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Dockery Lake via Appalachian Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Suches, GA. The route reaches Dockery Lake at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,726 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dockery Lake via Appalachian Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,726 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 2,015–3,432 ft
Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: 34.72915, -83.96846
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Dockery Lake, heading S.
- 3.1 miPass Dockery Lake.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Dockery Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dockery Lake, heading N.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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