Grassy Mountain–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Grassy Mountain–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Hasslers Mill, GA. The route passes Lake Conasauga, Beaver Pond, Beaver Pond and Grassy Mountain. It climbs 782 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,094 – 3,691 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.85501, -84.65188
Nearest town Hasslers Mill, GA

Directions

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Grassy Mountain–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,094–3,690 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.85501, -84.65188

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miPass Lake Conasauga.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Conasauga, heading E.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Beaver Pond.
  7. 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
  8. 1 miBear left onto Conasauga Lake Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Grassy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Songbird, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miBear right onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Conasauga, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% gravel66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 3 min before dark.

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