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Iron Mountain

A 7.7-mile out-and-back in Georgia, with 660 ft of climbing. Reaches Iron Mountain.

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Length
7.7 mi
Elevation gain
660 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
43%
Steepest mile
+517 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes

Elevation profile

862 – 1,498 ft1234567

The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.6. It gives back about 1,359 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Iron Mountain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Iron Mountain access. 34.98010, -84.64083 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:44 a.m., the sun rises at 7:10 a.m. and sets at 8:06 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:32 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.5-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 23 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:33 p.m. — 6 h 33 min before sunset.

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