Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Hiwassee River Road & Rocky Mountain Trail via Indian Grave Gap Road
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Hiwassee River Road & Rocky Mountain Trail via Indian Grave Gap Road is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area near Mountain Scene, GA. It climbs 1,198 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hiwassee River Road & Rocky Mountain Trail via Indian Grave Gap Road
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 2,275–3,171 ft
Out & Back · Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Indian Grave Gap Road · 34.79311, -83.71421
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Grave Gap Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rocky Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Indian Grave Gap Road, heading N.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Hiwassee River Road, heading N.
- 1 miReach Rocky Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right onto Indian Grave Gap Road, heading NE.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Rocky Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Grave Gap Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Indian Grave Gap Road Trailhead
- WMA Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- Appalachian National Scenic Viewpoint & Indian Grave Gap via Appalachian National Scenic Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 749 ft
- Indian Grave Gap & Andrews Cove Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft
- Tray Mountain–Appalachian Viewpoint, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
- Rocky Mountain–Indian Grave Gap, 3 summits 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,953 ft
- Grapevine Road 5 mi · ▲ 716 ft
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