Rough Ridge Trail

Trails Georgia Rough Ridge Trail

Georgia · Fannin County

Rough Ridge Trail

Hike along the crest of Rough Ridge

Rating

Length

7.0 mi

Difficulty

8

County

Fannin

About This Trail

Rough Ridge Trail is an interior trail. Its upper elevation trailhead is 0.4 mile down East Cowpen Trail, and the trail ends at a lower elevation when it runs into Jacks River Trail. From that point, it’s a 1.2-mile hike downriver to Jacks River Falls.

Location

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Coordinates: 34.888999939, -84.5692977905 Open in Google Maps

Getting There

From Blue Ridge, GA, take GA 5 south to Aska Road. Continue to Rough Ridge Trail access in the national forest.

Nearby Trails

East Cowpen Trail

Runs along the ridge crest of Cohutta Mountain

Panther Creek Trail (Cohutta Wilderness)

Internal trail to the headwaters of Panther Creek

Sugar Cove Trail

An internal trail through a beautiful cove

Conasauga River Trail

Hike to, then along, the Conasauga River

South Fork Trail

Trail along southern fork of Jacks River

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