Hickory Knob Trail

Georgia

Georgia

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1.2 mi

Distance

1,641 ft

Gain

44 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,641 ft
Elevation loss
1,641 ft
Highest point
3,041 ft
Lowest point
2,374 ft
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Managing agency
State Department of Natural Resources

About this trail

Hickory Knob Trail is a 2.46-mile out-and-back hike in Georgia with 1,641 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,041 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,680 ft
High point
3,041 ft
Total climbing
1,641 ft
Total descent
1,641 ft
Steepest stretch
33% grade around mile 1.1 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.5 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
State Department of Natural Resources

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Blue Ridge Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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