Georgia trails · Tear Britches
Tear Britches
A 3.2-mile out-and-back in Georgia, with 2,110 ft of climbing. Reaches Cohutta Mountain and other summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.1.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cohutta Mountain (summit)
- Bald Mountain (summit)
Getting there
Tear Britches access. About 1 h 15 min drive (31 mi, 6 of them unpaved) from Dalton. 34.86132, -84.63516 · 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 7:43 a.m. and sets at 7:05 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:30 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.5-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:13 p.m. — 6 h 52 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Conasauga River — 3.2 mi
- Emery Creek — 3.5 mi
- Rough Ridge — 4.0 mi
- East Cowpen — 6.4 mi