Bare Hare Trail
Georgia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.9 mi
Distance
1,977 ft
Gain
3h 29m
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 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Bare Hare Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,977 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,977 ft
- Highest point
- 2,666 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,832 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Bare Hare Trail is a 7.92-mile out-and-back route in Georgia managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,707 feet of elevation over its round trip.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,908 ft
- High point
- 2,666 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,977 ft
- Total descent
- 1,977 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 18% grade around mile 2.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 7.9 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Blue Ridge Ranger District · Ranger district
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Blue Ridge Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Grassy Gap - Horseshoe Ridge Road FSR 55 Temporary Road Closure - Blue Ridge Ranger District
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Lance Creek TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Whoop-De-DosHiking0.2 mi
- FDR-83 Bull Mountain Cutoff TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Cochran FallsRock climbing3.7 mi
- Etowah RiverCanoeing5 mi
- Frank GrossCamping7 mi
- Toccoa RiverCanoeing8.3 mi
- Deep Hole Rec. AreaCamping9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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