Tennessee Rock Trail
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Georgia · Rabun County

Tennessee Rock Trail

Hiking trail has 25 interpretive stations along its length

Rating
Length
2.2 mi
Difficulty
5
County
Rabun

About This Trail

This trail is a loop, and is hiked most easily when traveling counterclockwise, as the guidepost indicates. The trail is dotted with plants, both unusual and everyday.

Near the end of the loop, after a moderately strenuous climb to the ridge, hikers reach the rock for which the trail is named. Tennessee Rock is a part of the Eastern Continental Divide, a series of ridges that separates the Gulf of Mexico drainage from the watersheds that flow directly to the Atlantic Ocean.

Look-off areas provide scenic views of surrounding mountains and towns.

Location

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Coordinates: 34.9169998169, -83.4145965576 Open in Google Maps

Getting There

From Clayton, take US 76 east to Mountain City. Turn left on Hale Ridge Road and continue to Black Rock Mountain State Park. The trail begins near the park visitor center.

Trail Reports

Great Short Trail

Day Hike October 31, 2021

This trail is well-maintained and fairly popular as it is short and has a nice payoff. It is a lovely hike starting out in a valley filled with lots of plant life. The climb is easy to moderate with a lovely view at the top on each side of the mountain. I will warn that the climate on Blackrock is its own - I have been there when it was nearly 15 degrees colder than the city of Clayton. I have also been there during a pop-up storm.

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