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Blood Mountain Wilderness

Lake Winfield Scott–Freeman Trail, 3 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,822 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Lake Winfield Scott–Freeman Trail, 3 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Blood Mountain Wilderness near Suches, GA. The route reaches Lake Winfield Scott. It climbs 2,822 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,277 – 3,803 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: abandoned road 34.70670, -83.95498
Nearest town Suches, GA
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Lake Winfield Scott–Freeman Trail, 3 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,822 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Elevation 2,275–3,802 ft

Out & Back · Blood Mountain Wilderness

Trailhead: abandoned road · 34.70670, -83.95498

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

  1. Start on abandoned road, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Slaughter Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2.5 miPass Lake Winfield Scott.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Lake Winfield Scott, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach Lake Winfield Scott, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jarrard Gap Trail, heading S.
  13. 2.6 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Freeman Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right onto abandoned road, heading S.
  19. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-winfield-scott-lake-winfield-scott-out-back-4-sights-21-km

Trail surface

23% dirt3% paved74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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