Grassy Mountain–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Grassy Mountain–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Hasslers Mill, GA. The route passes Lake Conasauga, Beaver Pond and Beaver Pond before reaching Grassy Mountain at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 735 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,094 – 3,691 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Conasauga 34.86006, -84.64949
Nearest town Hasslers Mill, GA

Directions

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Grassy Mountain–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 3,094–3,690 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Conasauga · 34.86006, -84.64949

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Conasauga, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Conasauga.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Beaver Pond.
  5. 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
  6. 1 miBear left onto Conasauga Lake Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Grassy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading N.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Songbird, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lake Conasauga, heading E.
  12. 0.1 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

22% gravel78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead