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Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector–Silver Comet Connector, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector–Silver Comet Connector, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Riverwood, GA. It climbs 576 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 1,089 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.87280, -84.45740
Nearest town Riverwood, GA
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Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector–Silver Comet Connector, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 831–1,090 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.87280, -84.45740

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Silver Comet Connector, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miReach Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 1.4 miTurn right onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-island-out-back

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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