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Coosa Bald, Slaughter Mtn and Blood Mtn

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Summary
Distance: 9.7 miles
Elevation gain: 3,077 feet
Type: Out and Back
Trailhead: Gravel pull out, paved road. (map)

This hike was the start of my participation in the Georgia 4000 Challenge. We started out with the intention of only doing two peaks, but Blood Mtn was so close that it seemed to be a good idea to knock it out while we were in the area.

Georgia Hwy 180 gave us a perfect place to start. The road gave us access to Wolf Pen Gap where we parked, and allowed us to eat a snack and change out of wet clothes between the peaks as we were hiking during the remnants of Tropical Storm Delta.

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GA 4000 Challenge Overview

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The Georgia Appalachian Trail Club offers the Georgia 4000 Challenge which consists of climbing 32 peaks in Georgia that are over 4,000 feet high.

The hikes are almost always off trail near the summit. Some hikes are mostly trail or dirt road, while others can involve a lot of off trail travel called “bushwhacking”. Black berries are not my friend anymore after being shredded on some of the bushwhacks.