Milma Creek Sunset Point–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights
11 mi · ▲ 2,281 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Milma Creek Sunset Point–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back near Hasslers Mill, GA. The route passes Milma Creek Sunset Point, Beaver Pond and Lake Conasauga. It climbs 2,281 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Milma Creek Sunset Point–Lake Conasauga, 6 sights
11 mi · ▲ 2,281 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,298–3,233 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Windy Gap · 34.83521, -84.69660
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Windy Gap, heading E.
- 1.4 miPass Milma Creek Sunset Point.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Songbird, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Conasauga, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Conasauga.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Milma Creek Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Grassy Mountain Tower, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Songbird, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Windy Gap, heading SW.
- 3.9 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Windy Gap Trailhead
- Milma Creek Sunset Point & Windy Gap 2.7 mi · ▲ 751 ft
- 4WD & WMA Road 9.3 mi · ▲ 922 ft
- Grassy Mountain–Milma Creek Sunset Point, 4 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,500 ft
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