Moss Creek Trail
Georgia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.6 mi
Distance
741 ft
Gain
1h 22m
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
Moss Creek Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 741 ft
- Elevation loss
- 741 ft
- Highest point
- 1,780 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,563 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
Moss Creek Trail is a 3.58-mile out-and-back hike in Georgia with 351 feet of elevation gain. The trail descends 454 feet on the return trip.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 1,780 ft
- Total climbing
- 741 ft
- Total descent
- 741 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 9% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 3.6 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
- Turner Creek TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Nimblewill Branch -C SpurHiking0.6 mi
- Fdr-23A-Nimblewill BranchHiking1 mi
- Etowah RiverCanoeing3.5 mi
- Cochran FallsRock climbing5 mi
- Frank GrossCamping7.7 mi
- Toccoa RiverCanoeing8.3 mi
- Amicalola CreekCanoeing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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