Ascent of Ball Mountain on 2018-05-24| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Thursday, May 24, 2018 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Ball Mountain | | Location: | USA-Georgia | | Elevation: | 3640 ft / 1109 m |
Ascent Trip ReportComing down from Springer Mountain, I headed down the Benton MacKaye trail. When My USGS map and GPS showed I was not following the trail shown on the USGS map I abandoned the trail and started to bushwhack. I should have stayed on trail, as it turns out, the trail has simply been relocated a bit. After a short stint of being torn up by blackberry, I intersected back on the Benton MacKaye trail and was no longer being ripped up. The trail does not take you to the summit, you have to head up another short bushwhack. There is no view. Simply another peakbagger destination. I chose not go back and loop along the Benton MacKaye trail. I simply bushwhacked back to the gravel road and then headed swiftly back to the car parked at the AT parking lot and then set my sights on one more easy peak nearby. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 110 ft / 33 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 354 ft / 107 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 1.4 mi / 2.3 km | | Grade/Class: | 1 | | Quality: | 2 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Bushwhack | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 80 ft / 24 m | | Distance: | 0.2 mi / 0.3 km | | Route: | Benton MacKaye to bushwhack | | Start Trailhead: | saddle between peaks 3560 ft / 1085 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 354 ft / 107 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 324 ft / 99 m; Extra: 30 ft / 9m | | Gain on way out: | 30 ft / 9 m | | Distance: | 1.2 mi / 1.9 km | | Route: | bushwhack to parking | | End Trailhead: | saddle between peaks 3316 ft / 1010 m | Ascent Part of Trip: Atlanta-7
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 2529 ft / 772 m Total Trip Loss: 2164 ft / 660 m |
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