Rocky Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area near Mountain Scene, GA. It climbs 1,558 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,851 – 3,711 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.80354, -83.74139
Nearest town Mountain Scene, GA
Directions
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Rocky Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,558 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 2,852–3,710 ft
Out & Back · Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 34.80354, -83.74139
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Rocky Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Rocky Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
7% dirt93% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM
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