Green Mountain
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
1755 Cleveland Highway
Gainesville, GA 30501
770 297-3000
The Green Mountain Trail actually consists of several hike options, including a loop from Deep Gap, a shuttle hike to Blue Ridge Lake, and a shuttle hike connecting with the Long Branch Loop Trail. This route, however, describes a loop hike from Deep Gap at Aska Road.
The Green Mountain trailhead is located across from the Deep Gap Parking Area on the other side of Aska Road. Start at the trailhead to the right with your back to the parking area. (The trailhead to the left, which is about 50 yards up Aska Road, is where the hike ends in about an hour.) The Green Mountain trail gradually ascends on the southeastern side of Green Mountain on a well-marked dirt path through a canopy of hardwoods. There are excellent views of the surrounding mountains in this area (but only during the winter months).
- click to see trail photos from this hike to Green Mountain: December 31, 2005
- click to read a trip report from our hike in the Rich Mountain Wilderness: December 31, 2005 (password protected)
- click for a Trails Illustrated map of this area in the Chattahoochee National Forest
- click for a topographical and profile map from this hike to Green Mountain
- click for another hike in the Rich Mountain Wilderness in December 2019
- click for a list of our hikes over the New Years holiday starting in December 2004 (password required)
- click for the guidebook Hiking Trails North Georgia for more hikes in this area
- click for more hiking and backpacking books from Georgia
- click for more information on the Benton MacKaye Trail
- click for other hikes on the Benton MacKaye Trail in Georgia
- click for Benton MacKaye Trail hiking and backpacking books
