Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Flatland Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Flatland Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area near Baxter, GA. It climbs 658 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Flatland Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,154–2,532 ft
Out & Back · Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 34.72670, -84.05374
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Flatland Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Flatland Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mart Helton Branch B Road & Muddy Branch Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Flatland Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Mart Helton Branch B Road–Muddy Branch Ridge Trail, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft
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