Mark Trail Wilderness
Poplar Stomp Gap & Jacks Knob via Appalachian Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,019 ft · 7 hr 19 min
Poplar Stomp Gap & Jacks Knob via Appalachian Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mark Trail Wilderness near Jacksonville, GA. The route reaches Poplar Stomp Gap at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 4,019 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Poplar Stomp Gap & Jacks Knob via Appalachian Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,019 ft · 7 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,957–4,557 ft
Out & Back · Mark Trail Wilderness
Trailhead: Jacks Knob · 34.86817, -83.81068
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jacks Knob, heading S.
- 4.4 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 3.5 miReach Poplar Stomp Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Jacks Knob, heading N.
- 4.4 miArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Jacks Knob Trailhead
- Jacks Knob 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,706 ft
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