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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Rocky Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miReach Rocky Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 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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