Tray Mountain Wilderness
WMA Road & steeltrap gap trail via Corbin Creek Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,674 ft · 4 hr 48 min
WMA Road & steeltrap gap trail via Corbin Creek Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Tray Mountain Wilderness near Mountain Scene, GA. It climbs 2,674 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
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Directions
WMA Road & steeltrap gap trail via Corbin Creek Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,674 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 2,575–4,416 ft
Out & Back · Tray Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 34.79899, -83.69040
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto steeltrap gap trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Corbin Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto WMA Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach steeltrap gap trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Corbin Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto steeltrap gap trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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