Tearbritches Sunset Point–Conasauga River Trail, 3 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 3,127 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Tearbritches Sunset Point–Conasauga River Trail, 3 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Doogan, GA. The route reaches Tearbritches Sunset Point at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 3,127 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tearbritches Sunset Point–Conasauga River Trail, 3 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 3,127 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,787–3,999 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hickory Creek · 34.89933, -84.64670
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Hickory Creek, heading NE.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Conasauga River Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hickory Creek, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Conasauga River Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Tearbritches, heading SW.
- 3.2 miReach Tearbritches Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Conasauga River Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hickory Creek, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Conasauga River Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Hickory Creek, heading W.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.
More from Hickory Creek Trailhead
- Hickory Creek 3.9 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Hickory Creek 5.7 mi · ▲ 795 ft
- Hickory Creek 6.3 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Conasauga River Trail & Panther Creek 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,715 ft
- Murrays Lake & Conasauga River Trail 16.2 mi · ▲ 3,066 ft
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