AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rich Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Stanley Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Stanley Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Rich Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Stewart Mill, GA. It climbs 858 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,087 – 2,907 ft · steepest grade: 51%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stanley Creek Trail 34.77983, -84.30805
Nearest town Stewart Mill, GA
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Stanley Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 2,087–2,907 ft

Out & Back · Rich Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Stanley Creek Trail · 34.77983, -84.30805

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Stanley Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miReach Stanley Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stanley-creek-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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