Name: Brasstown Bald via Jack's Gap
Rating: 5.0

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Overview

A sustained, steep out-and-back of Georgia's highest peak, Brasstown Bald.

Need to Know

Parking at Jack's Gap is free but parking at the base of Brasstown Bald charges a fee.

Description

Join the Jacks Knob Trail #45 at the Jack's Gap parking area and use Jacks Knob Trail #45 to reach the Brasstown Bald Trail to the summit. Steep the whole way up. Expect mostly switchbacks the first mile and a half and then it straightens out.

Once you get to the parking lot for Brasstown Bald, there's a lot of people but the rest of the trail is lightly trafficked. Mostly a dirt path but quite a few roots and a few rocks.

Flora & Fauna

Not a lot of mosquitos or bugs surprisingly. But there's quite a few spiderwebs you'll run into, with this being a lightly trafficked route. I saw one toad and quite a few millipedes along the trail. Lots of trees and shade most of the way.