Grassy Mountain–Milma Creek Sunset Point, 4 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,500 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Grassy Mountain–Milma Creek Sunset Point, 4 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Hasslers Mill, GA. The route passes Milma Creek Sunset Point before reaching Grassy Mountain at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,500 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,299 – 3,691 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Windy Gap 34.83521, -84.69660
Nearest town Hasslers Mill, GA

Directions

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Grassy Mountain–Milma Creek Sunset Point, 4 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,500 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,298–3,690 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Windy Gap · 34.83521, -84.69660

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Windy Gap, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miPass Milma Creek Sunset Point.
  3. 2.5 miTurn left onto Conasauga Lake Road, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miReach Grassy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Windy Gap, heading SW.
  6. 3.9 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

28% gravel72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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