Long Branch Loop–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Long Branch Loop–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Stewart Mill, GA. It climbs 1,130 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,926 – 2,530 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Green Mountain 34.81676, -84.29932
Nearest town Stewart Mill, GA

Directions

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Long Branch Loop–Lower Green Mountain, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,926–2,529 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

  1. Start on Lower Green Mountain, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Whissenhunt Loop, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Long Branch Loop Connector, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Long Branch Loop, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miReach Lower Green Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Long Branch Loop Connector, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Whissenhunt Loop, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miBear right onto Lower Green Mountain, heading S.
  9. 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

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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