Palisades Unit - Paces Mill
Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector–Mountain to River Trail, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector–Mountain to River Trail, 3 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Palisades Unit - Paces Mill near Postwoods, GA. It climbs 471 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–Mountain to River Trail, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 767–1,090 ft
Out & Back · Palisades Unit - Paces Mill
Trailhead: 33.87134, -84.45350
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 290 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mountain to River Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Mountain to River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain to River Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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 3.1 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 290 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mountain to River Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Mountain to River Trail / Silver Comet Trail Cumberland Connector & Mountain to River Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Akers Mill W Trail via Mountain to River Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Long Island via West Palisades 3.1 mi · ▲ 426 ft
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