Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Springer Mountain–Ball Mountain, 4 summits
4.9 mi · ▲ 891 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Springer Mountain–Ball Mountain, 4 summits is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area near Three Forks, GA. The route passes Springer Mountain before reaching Ball Mountain at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 891 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Springer Mountain–Ball Mountain, 4 summits
4.9 mi · ▲ 891 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 3,095–3,776 ft
Out & Back · Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 34.63998, -84.19599
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Approach Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Springer Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Benton MacKaye Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Ball Mountain.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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More from this trailhead
- Rich Mountain via Appalachian Trail 1.7 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Ball Mountain via Benton MacKaye Trail 3 mi · ▲ 663 ft
- Springer Mountain–Appalachian Approach Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft
- Rich Mountain & Appalachian Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Rich Mountain–Appalachian and Benton MacKaye Trail, 3 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,079 ft
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