Flat Creek Loop & Stanley Gap
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Flat Creek Loop & Stanley Gap is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Stewart Mill, GA. It climbs 1,048 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Directions
Flat Creek Loop & Stanley Gap
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 2,150–3,201 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Green Mountain · 34.81676, -84.29932
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stanley Gap, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Flat Creek Loop, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Stanley Gap, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Stanley Gap, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach Stanley Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Flat Creek Loop, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Stanley Gap, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Flat Creek Loop, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Stanley Gap, heading W.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Green Mountain Trailhead
- Long Branch Loop Connector–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Long Branch Loop–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft
- Lake Blue Ridge–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft
- Flat Creek Loop–Stanley Gap / Benton MacKaye Trail, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 2,251 ft
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