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NFR 35

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,771 ft · 6 hr 45 min

NFR 35 is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Padena, GA. It climbs 2,771 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,887 – 3,022 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.82839, -84.22987
Nearest town Padena, GA
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NFR 35

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,771 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Elevation 1,886–3,022 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.82839, -84.22987

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1 miBear right onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.7 miSharp left onto NFR 35, heading NE.
  5. 4.4 miReach NFR 35, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1 miArrive 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/nfr-35-out-back

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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