Long Island–Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, 3 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area near The Highlands at Akers, GA. The route reaches Long Island. It climbs 397 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi768 – 1,007 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bob Callan Trail 33.89145, -84.45618
Nearest town The Highlands at Akers, GA
Directions
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Long Island–Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, 3 sights
6 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 767–1,008 ft
Out & Back · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Trailhead: Bob Callan Trail · 33.89145, -84.45618
Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bob Callan Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Long Island.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Long Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Bob Callan Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
49% paved51% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 97°F72°
Precip16%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70°
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon
83°73°
19%
Tue
86°70°
Wed
94°73°
Thu
93°76°
51%
Fri
94°73°
49%
Sat
95°74°
30%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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