Georgia trails · Bartram Trail
Bartram Trail
A 8.3-mile out-and-back in Georgia, with 1,458 ft of climbing. Reaches Saltrock Gap and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 2.8 and mile 5.5. It gives back about 1,955 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Saltrock Gap (pass)
- Flint Gap (pass)
- Rabun Bald (summit)
- Wilson Knob (summit)
- Beegum Gap (pass)
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Getting there
Bartram Trail access. 34.99680, -83.28182 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:27 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.6-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:41 p.m. — 5 h 20 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into NC as Bartram Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- 3 Forks — 4.7 mi
- Walnut Fork — 5.2 mi
- Willis Knob Horse Trail — 7.7 mi
- Bartram — 8.1 mi