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Fall Branch Falls–Benton MacKaye Trail, 9 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,516 ft · 6 hr 39 min

Fall Branch Falls–Benton MacKaye Trail, 9 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Wilscot, GA. The route reaches Fall Branch Falls at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,516 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,847 – 3,324 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Branch Loop 34.80678, -84.27541
Nearest town Wilscot, GA
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Fall Branch Falls–Benton MacKaye Trail, 9 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,516 ft · 6 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,847–3,322 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Long Branch Loop · 34.80678, -84.27541

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Long Branch Loop, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Long Branch Loop Connector, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Whissenhunt Loop, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 miBear right onto Lower Green Mountain, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Stanley Gap, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Flat Creek Loop, heading W.
  8. 200 ftBear left onto Stanley Gap, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Creek Loop, heading E.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stanley Gap, heading E.
  11. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Stanley Gap / Benton MacKaye Trail, heading SW.
  12. 2.1 miBear right onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftReach Fall Branch Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.8 miBear left onto Stanley Gap / Benton MacKaye Trail, heading W.
  16. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Stanley Gap, heading N.
  17. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Flat Creek Loop, heading E.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stanley Gap, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto Flat Creek Loop, heading N.
  20. 200 ftTurn right onto Stanley Gap, heading NW.
  21. 450 ftBear right onto Lower Green Mountain, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Whissenhunt Loop, heading NE.
  23. 1.2 miTurn right onto Long Branch Loop Connector, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Long Branch Loop, heading SE.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/flat-creek-loop-out-back

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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