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Georgia
Ball Mountain Trail
1.9 mi
Distance
1,819 ft
Gain
1h 31m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
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Ball Mountain Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,819 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,819 ft
- Highest point
- 3,620 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,899 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Ball Mountain Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back route in Georgia with 1,819 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,620 feet.
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