Rocky Mountain & Appalachian Trail via Chattahoochee River Road is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area near Robertstown, GA. The route reaches Rocky Mountain at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 3,814 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rocky Mountain & Appalachian Trail via Chattahoochee River Road
16.1 mi · ▲ 3,814 ft · 7 hr 16 min
Elevation 2,188–4,013 ft
Out & Back · Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Crain Field · 34.78684, -83.78287
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crain Field, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chattahoochee River Road, heading SE.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Abandoned 44F, heading E.
- 2.4 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear left onto abandoned track, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Rocky Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto abandoned track, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Abandoned 44F, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Chattahoochee River Road, heading S.
- 3.4 miBear right onto Crain Field, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.9 mi in (~268 min). Leave by 3:09 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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