Highlight • Mountain Hut
Black Mountain Shelter
Hiking
5.0
(1)
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
Tips
August 25, 2025
Hiking
There's a bear-proof food pit, and the trail to the nearest water, a half-mile away, is marked.
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Elevation 970 m
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