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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.

Elevation

0 mi1,913 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail 34.76615, -84.16430
Nearest town Sugar Hill, GA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Toccoa River Road, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto John Dick Creek Road, heading E.
  5. 450 ftSharp right onto John Dick Mountain Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 miReach Toccoa River Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miSharp left onto John Dick Creek Road, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Toccoa River Road, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miSharp right onto Benton MacKaye & Duncan Ridge Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% dirt1% boardwalk80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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