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

7.7 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector–Silver Comet Connector, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Stonewall, GA. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,089 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.88021, -84.46331
Nearest town Stonewall, GA
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Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector–Silver Comet Connector, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 924–1,090 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.88021, -84.46331

Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 15% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 378 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Akers Mill W Trail, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Silver Comet Connector, heading S.
  14. 200 ftReach Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 1.4 miTurn right onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Akers Mill W Trail, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 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-silver-comet-connector-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 97°F72°
Precip15%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 14% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon 82°73° 19%
Tue 86°70°
Wed 94°72°
Thu 92°76° 52%
Fri 93°73° 49%
Sat 95°73° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 378 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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