SOTA Guide - Joe Mtn, W4G/NG-055

Drive Guide - Joe Mountain (W4G/NG-055) from Glassy Mountain (W4G/NG-031)

• Duration: 0:45, 16 miles
• Google Maps: URL from Atlanta (33.917, -84.3378) https://goo.gl/maps/J9XHrJCJjQU2
• Directions:
  • Head downhill on Glassy Mtn Rd and go 2.1
  • L on Bridge Creek Rd and go 4.8
  • R on S Main St and Go 3.4
  • R on Worley Creek Rd at orchard and go go 1.5
    • Turns to dirt at 0.8, without warning.
  • L on Stamp Creek Rd / USFS-25 and go 4.3
    • At 100’ bear left (uphill)
  • Trailhead is closed road on L blocked by dirt hump.

Drive Guide - Joe Mountain from Atlanta

• Duration: 1:55, 99 miles
• Google Maps URL from Ashford Dunwoody Rd and I-285 at 33.917, -84.3378: https://goo.gl/maps/1aK4aYkBdXU2
• Seasonal/Limited Access:
• Directions:
  • I-285 to I-85 N to I-985.
  • Go 23.7 N on I-985.
  • Straight on US-23 N and go 28.9
  • Bear L on US-23 N / Us-441 N and go 16.7
  • L on Wiley Connector and go 0.1
  • R on S. Main St and go 0.7
  • L on Worley Creek Rd at orchard and go go 1.5
    • Turns to dirt at 0.8, without warning.
  • L on Stamp Creek Rd / USFS-25 and go 4.3
    • At 100’ bear left (uphill)
  • Trailhead is closed road on L blocked by dirt hump.
• Food
  • Last McDonalds: Cornelia, on Level Grove Rd, just BEFORE Cornelia and your exit to US-441.

Drive Guide - Joe Mountain TO Atlanta

• Duration: 1:55
• Google Maps URL from Ashford Dunwoody Rd and I-285 at 33.917, -84.3378:
• Seasonal/Limited Access:
• Directions:
  • Head back out, the way you came in and go 4.3
  • R on Worley Creek Rd and go 1.5
  • R on S. Main St and go 0.7
  • L on Wiley Connector and go 0.1
  • R on US-23 S / US-441 S and go 45.8
  • I-985 South to I-285 West

Trail Guide

• Duration:
• Navigation
  • Trailhead is past a dirt hump on left shoulder of USFS-25. Follow old roadbed toward the summit.
  • The whole hike is in the activation zone. Set up at the first appealing spot.
  • As the roadbed nears summit, it forks. L fork becomes indistinct. Set up at or before the fork. There is nothing better at the true summit, and you could easily get lost if your GPS fails.
• Trailhead altitude: 2980
• Summit altitude: 3030
• Grid square: EM84gs
• GPS tracks/waypoints:
  • Trailhead: 34.77798,-83.48015
  • Summit: 34.777, -83.4849

Summit Guide

• Hang antenna from tree: Yes
• Space to guy mast: Yes
• Cell coverage: ATT 2016 marginal but adequate SMS at summit; good cell data in car at trailhead

Plan-B Candidates

• Glassy Mountain W4G/NG-031