Atlanta: Coosa Backcountry Trail
This strenuous 11.3-mile loop offers a bit of everything--rugged summits, challenging trails, dense woodlands, mountain streams, remote campsites, and heaps of solitude.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 17.5
Waypoints
CBT001
Location: 34.7640762329102, -83.9260406494141
Go W on trail marked Bear Hair Gap and Coosa Backcountry Trail
CBT002
Location: 34.763256072998, -83.9331665039062
Turn R, then L, following trail S to Blood Mountain
CBT003
Location: 34.7514381408691, -83.9374084472656
Turn L onto trail to Coosa Backcountry Trail; top off your water bottles in Wolf Creek
CBT004
Location: 34.7473373413086, -83.9440765380859
Pass over Slaughter Gap; path then swings N over tricky rock ledges and boulder fields to Slaughter Mountain (4338 ft.)
CBT005
Location: 34.7641716003418, -83.9524002075195
Cross paved road @ Wolfpen Gap; keep N
CBT006
Location: 34.7720527648926, -83.9585189819336
Trail climbs over Wildcat Knob; strenuous uphill ahead
CBT007
Location: 34.777645111084, -83.9598007202148
Leave trail to reach Coosa Bald on L; best views are in winter and spring
CBT011
Location: 34.7681541442871, -83.9398345947266
Cross dirt road; hike.6 miles to close loop; turn L to return to trailhead
CBT010
Location: 34.7860984802246, -83.9248504638672
Footbridge crosses over mountain creek
CBT009
Location: 34.7901802062988, -83.9448165893555
Cross Locust Stake Gap; continue straight
CBT008
Location: 34.7858238220215, -83.9534301757812
Cross dirt road; it’s rollercoaster of ups and downs ahead
