Sassafrass Cove Trail
Georgia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.4 mi
Distance
1,798 ft
Gain
56 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
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Sassafrass Cove Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,798 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,798 ft
- Highest point
- 3,175 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,934 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
About this trail
Sassafrass Cove Trail is a 2.82-mile out-and-back hike in Georgia with 1,798 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,175 feet.
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