Lake Conasauga–Beaver Pond, 5 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 756 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Lake Conasauga–Beaver Pond, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Hasslers Mill, GA. The route passes Lake Conasauga, Beaver Pond and Beaver Pond. It climbs 756 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,094 – 3,603 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.85501, -84.65188
Nearest town Hasslers Mill, GA

Directions

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Lake Conasauga–Beaver Pond, 5 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 756 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 3,094–3,602 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.85501, -84.65188

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miPass Lake Conasauga.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Conasauga, heading E.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Beaver Pond.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Songbird, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miPass Beaver Pond.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Conasauga Lake Road, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading N.
  12. 1 miContinue straight onto Songbird, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lake Conasauga, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

24% gravel76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 3 min before dark.

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