Forest Service Road & unofficial trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 56 min

Forest Service Road & unofficial trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Mountain Scene, GA. It climbs 392 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,638 – 3,045 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: abandoned road 34.86225, -83.75111
Nearest town Mountain Scene, GA

Directions

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Forest Service Road & unofficial trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 56 min

Elevation 2,639–3,046 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: abandoned road · 34.86225, -83.75111

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Forest Service Road, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto unofficial trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Service Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto unofficial trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Forest Service Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Forest Service Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto unofficial trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Service Road, heading SW.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

51% gravel16% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM