Frosty Mountain–Saddle Back Trail, 3 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,615 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Frosty Mountain–Saddle Back Trail, 3 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Nimblewill, GA. The route reaches Frosty Mountain at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 3,615 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,785 – 3,767 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McCutcheon Cove Loop 34.60074, -84.15167
Nearest town Nimblewill, GA
Directions
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Frosty Mountain–Saddle Back Trail, 3 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,615 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,786–3,767 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: McCutcheon Cove Loop · 34.60074, -84.15167
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on McCutcheon Cove Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Saddle Back Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 miBear right onto Springer - Bear Hare Connector, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Appalachian Approach Trail, heading S.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Frosty Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miSharp right onto Springer - Bear Hare Connector, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Saddle Back Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto McCutcheon Cove Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM
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