Iron Mountain
Georgia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
15.4 mi
Distance
2,844 ft
Gain
5h 55m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
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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Why you'll love it
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Iron Mountain
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Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 15.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,844 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,844 ft
- Highest point
- 1,513 ft
- Lowest point
- 853 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Joint
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Iron Mountain is a 15.38-mile out-and-back trail in Georgia with 1,575 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.
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