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3 COHUTTA WILDERNESS: Hemp Top Trail

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Distance 10.8 miles, out-and-back

Hiking Time 3–4 hours

Difficulty Easy to moderate

Elevation +1,855'/–2,395'

Trail Use Backpacking and horseback riding

Best Times Year-round (good views in winter)

Agency Chattahoochee National Forest, Conasauga Ranger District

Recommended Map National Geographic Trails Illustrated Springer and Cohutta Mountains Chattahoochee National Forest

HIGHLIGHTS Winding along the crest of Blue Ridge, much of the Hemp Top Trail is a pleasant ridge walk with a short descent to a gap at the Georgia/Tennessee border. (The name Hemp Top is derived from stories of Cherokee Indians and settlers in the area harvesting hemp to produce thread and rope.) As you walk the first 2 miles of the Hemp Top Trail, you’ll encounter fewer hikers than you would in other parts of the Cohutta, but you may spy wild turkeys or even black bears roaming the ridges. At 4.1 miles, a side trail climbs to a high spot on Hemp Top Mountain, and a small clearing on the ridge crest provides even more solitude. The trail then drops to Double Spring Gap, where this trip ends at the location of two springs.