Georgia trails · Jacks River
Jacks River
A 15.9-mile network in Georgia, with 1,614 ft of climbing. Reaches Dally Gap. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,116 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dally Gap (pass)
Getting there
DALLY GAP TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 34.93361, -84.51833 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:43 a.m., the sun rises at 7:09 a.m. and sets at 8:06 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:32 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.9-mile route takes roughly 6 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:51 p.m. — 6 h 15 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Rough Ridge — 4.4 mi
- East Cowpen — 5.0 mi
- Conasauga River — 6.5 mi
- Iron Mountain — 7.6 mi