Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Rich Mountain–Appalachian Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Rich Mountain–Appalachian Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile loop in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. The route reaches Rich Mountain. It climbs 811 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rich Mountain–Appalachian Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 2,525–3,354 ft
Loop · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail · 34.66350, -84.18410
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading E.
- 2 miPass Rich Mountain.
- 50 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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