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Brasstown Wilderness

Jacks Knob & closed road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,773 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Jacks Knob & closed road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Brasstown Wilderness near Jacksonville, GA. It climbs 1,773 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,028 – 4,557 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jacks Knob 34.86817, -83.81068
Nearest town Jacksonville, GA
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Jacks Knob & closed road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,773 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 3,028–4,557 ft

Out & Back · Brasstown Wilderness

Trailhead: Jacks Knob · 34.86817, -83.81068

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jacks Knob, heading S.
  2. 2.2 miSharp right onto closed road, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miReach Jacks Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Jacks Knob, heading W.
  5. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jacks-knob-closed-road-out-back

Trail surface

17% gravel83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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