Rice Camp Sunset Point–East Cowpen, 3 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,943 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Rice Camp Sunset Point–East Cowpen, 3 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Oasis, GA. The route reaches Rice Camp Sunset Point at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 2,943 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rice Camp Sunset Point–East Cowpen, 3 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,943 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,750–4,097 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: East Cowpen · 34.88108, -84.56553
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on East Cowpen, heading N.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Panther Creek, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Cowpen, heading NW.
- 4.6 miReach Rice Camp Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miContinue straight onto Panther Creek, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Cowpen, heading SE.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
More from East Cowpen Trailhead
- East Cowpen & Panther Creek 4.5 mi · ▲ 882 ft
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