Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Mart Helton Branch B Road–Muddy Branch Ridge Trail, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft · 3 hr
Mart Helton Branch B Road–Muddy Branch Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area near Baxter, GA. It climbs 1,216 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mart Helton Branch B Road–Muddy Branch Ridge Trail, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 2,154–2,845 ft
Out & Back · Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 34.72670, -84.05374
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Muddy Branch Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Mart Helton Branch B Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Muddy Branch Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mart Helton Branch B Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Muddy Branch Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Muddy Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mart Helton Branch B Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Muddy Branch Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Mart Helton Branch B Road & Muddy Branch Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Flatland Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Flatland Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 658 ft
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