Gaddistown Road via Appalachian Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,858 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Gaddistown Road via Appalachian Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Sarah, GA. It climbs 1,858 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,385 – 3,025 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gooch Gap 34.65216, -84.03239
Nearest town Sarah, GA
Directions
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Gaddistown Road via Appalachian Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,858 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 2,384–3,026 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gooch Gap · 34.65216, -84.03239
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Appalachian Trail Route, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto campsite, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn right onto Gaddistown Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Gaddistown Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn left onto campsite, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Old Appalachian Trail Route, heading SE.
- 50 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
15% gravel85% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:57 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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