Mountain to River Trail & Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector
9.2 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Mountain to River Trail & Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Gilmore, GA. It climbs 434 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mountain to River Trail & Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector
9.2 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 906–1,090 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.84140, -84.51587
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Comet Connector, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Mountain to River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Silver Comet Connector, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, 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 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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