Atlanta: Wagon Train Trail
Stand on top of the Peach State on this 13-mile out-and-back under mixed second-growth forest to the bare high point of Brasstown Bald.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 11.0
Waypoints
WTT001
Location: 34.9313049316406, -83.8452758789062
Pass red gate and go straight, traveling S
WTT002
Location: 34.9211082458496, -83.8381042480469
Enter Brasstown Wilderness @ metal gate marked Road Closed; travel SE on Wagon Train Trail
WTT003
Location: 34.9142532348633, -83.8262786865234
Waterfall to L of trail; continue straight
WTT004
Location: 34.9102935791016, -83.8292007446289
Cross Double Knob Ridge; bear E-SE
WTT005
Location: 34.8978691101074, -83.8090362548828
Trail widens; rest and enjoy SW views of distant ridges
WTT006
Location: 34.8857803344727, -83.8096160888672
Rock outcropping offers excellent views of successive ridgelines to W and NW
WTT007
Location: 34.8719100952148, -83.8082733154297
Straight @ intersection with side trail on L
WTT008
Location: 34.8715019226074, -83.8091201782226
Intersection with paved trail. Turn R, begin ascending to summit
WTT010
Location: 34.8707160949707, -83.8100662231445
Visitor center parking lot; retrace steps to trailhead
WTT009
Location: 34.8743515014648, -83.8107528686524
Brasstown Bald (4,784 ft.), the highest point in Georgia; double back to trail; turn R