Rich Mountain is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Rich Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Stewart Mill, GA. The route reaches Rich Mountain at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 2,526 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,280 – 4,032 ft · steepest grade: 21%13.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.78127, -84.31341
Nearest town Stewart Mill, GA
Directions
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Rich Mountain
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,526 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 2,282–4,032 ft
Out & Back · Rich Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 34.78127, -84.31341
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 6.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Rich Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 6.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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