Ascent of Rich Mountain on 2018-05-24| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Thursday, May 24, 2018 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | Rich Mountain | | Location: | USA-Georgia | | Elevation: | 3440 ft / 1048 m |
Ascent Trip ReportAnother easy short extra credit peak if you are hiking in the Springer Mountain area. Parked at the AT parking lot, I headed in the opposite direction of the AT this time and followed a use trail that deadened but was in sight of the gravel road. The USGS map shows several trails/4 wheel drive roads all intersecting near the curve in the gravel road. This became my new trailhead. It is a little confusing at first with some many options but the trail up this peak is well defined and goes to the summit in short order and has no views. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 219 ft / 65 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 155 ft / 47 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 1.5 mi / 2.4 km | | Grade/Class: | 1 | | Quality: | 2 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail | | Weather: | hot 75F | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 124 ft / 37 m | | Distance: | 0.3 mi / 0.5 km | | Route: | trail to road to trail | | Start Trailhead: | saddle between peaks 3316 ft / 1010 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 155 ft / 47 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 60 ft / 18 m; Extra: 95 ft / 28m | | Gain on way out: | 95 ft / 28 m | | Distance: | 1.2 mi / 1.9 km | | End Trailhead: | same 3380 ft / 1030 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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