John Dick Mountain Road & Toccoa River Road via Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Sugar Hill, GA. It climbs 2,091 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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John Dick Mountain Road & Toccoa River Road via Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,091 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,913–2,730 ft
Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail · 34.76615, -84.16430
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Toccoa River Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto John Dick Creek Road, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right onto John Dick Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Toccoa River Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto John Dick Creek Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Toccoa River Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 3.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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