Long Branch Loop Connector–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Long Branch Loop Connector–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Stewart Mill, GA. It climbs 871 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Long Branch Loop Connector–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,000–2,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Green Mountain · 34.81676, -84.29932
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Green Mountain, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Whissenhunt Loop, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Long Branch Loop Connector, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Lower Green Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Whissenhunt Loop, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Lower Green Mountain, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Green Mountain Trailhead
- Flat Creek Loop & Stanley Gap 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft
- Long Branch Loop–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft
- Lake Blue Ridge–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft
- Flat Creek Loop–Stanley Gap / Benton MacKaye Trail, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 2,251 ft
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