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Appalachian Viewpoint & Williams Gap Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 2,052 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Appalachian Viewpoint & Williams Gap Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Sarah, GA. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint. It climbs 2,052 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,297 – 3,350 ft · steepest grade: 28%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 34.65293, -84.08449
Nearest town Sarah, GA
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Appalachian Viewpoint & Williams Gap Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 2,052 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 2,298–3,349 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.65293, -84.08449

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miPass Appalachian Viewpoint.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Williams Gap Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.5 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/williams-gap-road-out-back-11-km-cdc9

Trail surface

56% dirt12% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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