Jacks Knob Trail is a hiking trail that has been designated as a

National Recreation Trail The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nati ...

in Georgia, US. The trail is long and is located in the Chattahoochee National Forest in the

Brasstown Ranger District Brasstown may mean: *Brasstown, Georgia, United States, for which Brasstown Bald was named *Brasstown, North Carolina, United States, located in Clay County, North Carolina on the North Carolina-Georgia border. *Brasstown Township, Clay County, Nor ...

. The trail is managed by the

U.S. Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency in ...

. The trail starts at Brasstown Bald and heads in a southernly direction along the boundary between Union and

Towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

counties. After and a descent of nearly , it reaches Jacks Gap and crosses

Georgia State Route 180 State Route 180 (SR 180) is a state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its routing is located within portions of Union and Towns counties. Route description SR 180 begins at an intersection with SR&nb ...

. Shortly after reaching Jacks Gap, Jacks Knob Trail enters the

Mark Trail Wilderness The Mark Trail Wilderness was designated in 1991 and currently consists of . It is named in honor of Mark Trail, a daily newspaper comic strip created by the American cartoonist Ed Dodd. The Wilderness is located within the borders of the Chattah ...

. The trails ends at an intersection with the Appalachian Trail below the peak of

Jacks Knob Jacks Knob is a mountain located on the border of Towns County and Union County, Georgia, with a peak elevation of 3,813 feet. The Appalachian Trail crosses the southern flank of the mountain and Jacks Knob Trail ends here at an intersection w ...

at an elevation of about .

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External links

Jacks Knob entry in the National Recreational Trail DatabaseTopoQuest Map showing intersection of the Jacks Knob and Appalachian TrailsJacks Knob Trail description with Google map to location
Hiking trails in Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas of Towns County, Georgia Protected areas of Union County, Georgia National Recreation Trails in Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-trail-stub