Stanley Gap / Benton MacKaye Trail & Stanley Gap is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Aska, GA. It climbs 2,189 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,896 – 3,183 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.79371, -84.28626
Nearest town Aska, GA
Directions
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Stanley Gap / Benton MacKaye Trail & Stanley Gap
8.2 mi · ▲ 2,189 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,895–3,184 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.79371, -84.28626
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Stanley Gap / Benton MacKaye Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Stanley Gap, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Stanley Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Stanley Gap / Benton MacKaye Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:59 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Fall Branch Falls–Benton MacKaye Trail, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,397 ft
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