Georgia trails · Pocket Loop Trail
Pocket Loop Trail
A 8.4-mile loop in Georgia, with 1,286 ft of climbing. Reaches Pigeon Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,667 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pigeon Mountain (summit)
- High Point (viewpoint)
Getting there
Chamberlain access. About 1 h 44 min drive (40 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Dalton. 34.69532, -85.37024 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:20 a.m., the sun rises at 7:46 a.m. and sets at 7:08 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:33 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.4-mile route takes roughly 3 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:30 a.m. — 7 h 38 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Pocket Loop Trail — 8.9 mi loop, 1,854 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pinhoti — 21.0 mi