Georgia trails · Pine Mountain Trail
Pine Mountain Trail
A 6.9-mile out-and-back in Georgia, with 419 ft of climbing. Reaches Kings Gap and other pass/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 4.6 and mile 6.9. It gives back about 776 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Kings Gap (pass)
- Pine Mountain (summit)
Getting there
Pine Mountain Trail access. About 42 min drive (27 mi) from Columbus. 32.81189, -84.85423 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:17 a.m., the sun rises at 7:42 a.m. and sets at 7:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:32 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 25 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.8-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:14 p.m. — 5 h 53 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Chestnut Oak Trail + Pine Mountain Trail — 3.3 mi loop, 420 ft gain
- Beaver Pond Trail + Pine Mountain Trail — 6.3 mi loop, 971 ft gain
- White Candle Trail + Beaver Pond Trail + Pine Mountain Trail — 7.4 mi loop, 1,181 ft gain