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Mountain to River Trail & Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector

3.4 mi · ▲ 267 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Mountain to River Trail & Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Cumberland Hill, GA. It climbs 267 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,063 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.86416, -84.48441
Nearest town Cumberland Hill, GA
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Mountain to River Trail & Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector

3.4 mi · ▲ 267 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 924–1,062 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.86416, -84.48441

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 85°F / low 72° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miReach Mountain to River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 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/mountain-to-river-trail-silver-comet-trail-cumberland-connector-out-back-6-km-2d57

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F72°
Precip17%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 86°70°
Wed 93°72°
Thu 92°76° 51%
Fri 93°73° 49%
Sat 94°73° 30%
Sun 96°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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