Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Indian Grave Gap via Appalachian Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Indian Grave Gap via Appalachian Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area near Mountain Scene, GA. The route reaches Indian Grave Gap. It climbs 944 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Indian Grave Gap via Appalachian Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 2,954–3,859 ft
Out & Back · Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.79899, -83.69040
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tray Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto spring trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto camp site, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Indian Grave Gap Road, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Indian Grave Gap.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Grapevine Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Indian Grave Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Grave Gap Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto camp site, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto spring trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tray Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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