Pinhoti Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Pinhoti Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Mountaintown, GA. It climbs 1,129 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,663 – 2,307 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountaintown Creek 34.81734, -84.55240
Nearest town Mountaintown, GA

Directions

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Pinhoti Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,665–2,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mountaintown Creek · 34.81734, -84.55240

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Mountaintown Creek, heading NW.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Pinhoti Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.9 miBear left onto Bear Creek, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Pinhoti Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miBear right onto Bear Creek, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Pinhoti Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Mountaintown Creek, heading E.
  9. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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