At | Coords | Directions | For | |||
0. mi | 34.868735 N, -84.514448 E |
Start. Proceed southwest on FS64. | 0.655084 mi | |||
0.655084 mi | 34.864923 N, -84.519069 E |
Intersection with South Fork Trail. Turn right and proceed north on South Fork Trail. | 1.994873 mi | |||
2.649957 mi | 34.889263 N, -84.527541 E |
Eastern Pinhoti Terminus. Benton MacKaye to the right. Continue to left/straight on South Fork Trail. | 0.110677 mi | |||
2.760634 mi | 34.890534 N, -84.528726 E |
Wide, deep creek crossing. | 0.190745 mi | |||
2.951379 mi | 34.892944 N, -84.527403 E |
Intersection. Pinhoti exits left. South Fork trail continues. Turn almost 180 degrees left and proceed southwest on Pinhoti Trail. | 1.124445 mi | |||
4.075824 mi | 34.885807 N, -84.535589 E |
Pinhoti Singletrack ends, FS64B continues southwest. Proceed southwest on FS64B. | 1.591246 mi | |||
5.66707 mi | 34.871320 N, -84.539451 E |
Buddy Cove Gap. Intersection with FS64. Mountaintown Creek Trail across road. Turn right and proceed west on FS64. | 2.474992 mi | |||
8.142062 mi | 34.881150 N, -84.565459 E |
Three Forks Trail parking lot on right. Stay left on FS64. | 4.129315 mi | |||
12.271377 mi | 34.841210 N, -84.594554 E |
Potatopatch Mountain. 3 way intersection. Turn left and proceed south/downhill on FS68. | 1.321832 mi | |||
13.593209 mi | 34.827684 N, -84.585800 E |
Upper Bear Creek Parking Lot. Bear left through parking lot and proceed on Bear Creek Trail. | 0.322073 mi | |||
13.915282 mi | 34.828901 N, -84.585426 E |
Intersection with Bear Creek Loop Trail. Stay left/straight, cross stream, proceed downhill on Bear Creek Loop Trail. | 1.252461 mi | |||
15.167743 mi | 34.831932 N, -84.575294 E |
Intersection with Bear Creek Trail. Bear Creek Loop Trail continues to left. Stay straight, go around gate and proceed east on Bear Creek Trail. | 1.729309 mi | |||
16.897052 mi | 34.820641 N, -84.566881 E |
Intersection with Pinhoti Trail. Turn right and proceed uphill on Pinhoti Trail. | 3.66107 mi | |||
20.558122 mi | 34.812723 N, -84.583470 E |
Intersection with FS90 (unmarked at this intersection). Turn left and proceed south on FS90. | 0.125131 mi | |||
20.683253 mi | 34.810914 N, -84.583482 E |
Intersection with FS90B. Turn right and proceed southwest on FS90B. | 0.454766 mi | |||
21.138019 mi | 34.805148 N, -84.585900 E |
Parking area. Turn right and continue on FS90B. | 1.428275 mi | |||
22.566294 mi | 34.804170 N, -84.594668 E |
Old roadbed ends. Singletrack begins. Continue on singletrack. | 1.641773 mi | |||
24.208067 mi | 34.784278 N, -84.593068 E |
Intersection with Mulberry Gap Road. Turn right and proceed northwest on Mulberry Gap Road. | 1.102844 mi | |||
25.310911 mi | 34.795053 N, -84.605512 E |
Intersection with Pinhoti Trail to left. Sometimes it's a bit overgrown here and may be tricky to spot. Turn left and proceed uphill on Pinhoti Trail. | 3.656548 mi | |||
28.967459 mi | 34.782862 N, -84.630839 E |
Intersection with Hwy 52. Turn right and proceed west on Hwy 52. | 0.417929 mi | |||
29.385388 mi | 34.780588 N, -84.636912 E |
Intersection with Pinhoti Trail. Turn left and proceed southwest on Pinhoti Trail. | 0.723721 mi | |||
30.109109 mi | 34.774701 N, -84.636847 E |
Intersection with roadbed. Stay right/straight on roadbed. | 0.261387 mi | |||
30.370496 mi | 34.775706 N, -84.640388 E |
Intersection with Tatum Lead Road. Go around gate, turn left and proceed south on Tatum Lead Road. | 0.335005 mi | |||
30.705501 mi | 34.771899 N, -84.638779 E |
Tatum Lead Road becomes a 4WD trail. Continue, avoiding trails to either side. | 1.771614 mi | |||
32.477115 mi | 34.753266 N, -84.642620 E |
Intersection with Pinhoti Trail. Turn right and proceed downhill on Pinhoti Trail. Use caution, this trail is fast and suddenly rocky at times. | 1.505219 mi | |||
33.982334 mi | 34.753742 N, -84.657940 E |
Field/Food Plot. This clearing is often full of tall grass and difficult to tell where to go. Bear very slight right and proceed directly across to pick up the trail on the other side. The trail there is wide and obvious. You'll need to cross a creek immediately upon exiting the field. Proceed west on that trail. | 0.607478 mi | |||
34.589812 mi | 34.753777 N, -84.667618 E |
Gate. Proceed around gate. Trail becomes FS3 (unmarked at this end). Continue west on FS3. | 0.856304 mi | |||
35.446116 mi | 34.746637 N, -84.675149 E |
Intersection with FS3A. Turn right and continue on FS3. | 1.727669 mi | |||
37.173785 mi | 34.734911 N, -84.692788 E |
Peeples Lake on left. Continue west on FS3. | 2.54253 mi | |||
39.716315 mi | 34.723325 N, -84.718687 E |
FS3 becomes paved Peeples Lake Road. Continue on Peeples Lake Road. | 0.438876 mi | |||
40.155191 mi | 34.721332 N, -84.724845 E |
Intersection with Old Federal Road. Turn left and proceed south on Old Federal Road. | 2.334922 mi | |||
42.490113 mi | 34.696884 N, -84.735488 E |
Intersection with Hwy 411. Finish. | 0. mi | |||