Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Rich Mountain via Appalachian Trail
1.7 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 41 min
Rich Mountain via Appalachian Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. The route reaches Rich Mountain at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rich Mountain via Appalachian Trail
1.7 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 41 min
Elevation 3,217–3,399 ft
Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.63777, -84.19503
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Rich Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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