Sugar Cove via Jacks River
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,044 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Sugar Cove via Jacks River is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Oasis, GA. It climbs 3,044 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,969 – 3,750 ft · steepest grade: 27%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Jacks River 34.93336, -84.51877
Nearest town Oasis, GA
Directions
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Sugar Cove via Jacks River
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,044 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,968–3,751 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Jacks River · 34.93336, -84.51877
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Jacks River, heading SW.
- 3.7 miSharp left onto Sugar Cove, heading W.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Rough Ridge, heading S.
- 2.1 miReach Sugar Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Sugar Cove, heading NE.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Jacks River, heading SW.
- 3.7 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 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.9 mi in (~254 min). Leave by 3:26 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Hemp Top & Hemptop 4.2 mi · ▲ 853 ft
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