Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Rich Mountain–Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, 4 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 2,621 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Rich Mountain–Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, 4 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. The route reaches Rich Mountain at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 2,621 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rich Mountain–Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, 4 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 2,621 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Elevation 2,485–3,375 ft
Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Rock Creek Road · 34.68039, -84.13629
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Rock Creek Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Rock Creek Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miReach Rich Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp right onto Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Lake Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Rock Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 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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