Frosty Mountain–Len Foote Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Amicalola Falls State Park near Marion, GA. The route passes Frosty Mountain before reaching Len Foote Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 2,163 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,543 – 3,383 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Approach Trail 34.60863, -84.21435
Nearest town Marion, GA
Directions
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Frosty Mountain–Len Foote Viewpoint, 4 sights
10 mi · ▲ 2,163 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 2,543–3,384 ft
Out & Back · Amicalola Falls State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Approach Trail · 34.60863, -84.21435
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Approach Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Frosty Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Len Foote Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Len Foote Viewpoint.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Cove Trail / Firebreak Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Len Foote Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Appalachian Approach Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Approach Trail Trailhead
- Cove Trail / Firebreak Viewpoint via Appalachian Approach Trail 3 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Appalachian Approach Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- Amicalola Creek Road & Cove Trail / Firebreak Trail Loop via Appalachian Approach Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 653 ft
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