Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · Georgia

Black Branch Trail

3.1 mi loop · about 400 ft of climbing · 1,515 ft–1,793 ft · native material surface · trail No. 223N · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

1,608 ft 1,615 ft · 3.0 mi high 1,792 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 34.5947, -84.0956 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.