Fork Mountain Trail

Fork Mountain Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fork Mountain Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Fork Mountain Trail: tips

• Start early, check the weather and tell someone your route.

How to reach Fork Mountain Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.00434, -83.08156. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fork Mountain Trail

• Ellicott Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Oconee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ellicott's Rock · viewpoint · Jackson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Glade Mountain · viewpoint · Oconee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lower Whitewater Falls Trail · waterfall · Oconee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Whiteside Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Macon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Oconee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Jocassee · lake · Oconee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jocassee Dam · lake · Oconee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cliffside Lake Recreation Area · lake · Oconee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Station Cove Falls Trail · attraction · Oconee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gorges State Park · sanctuary · Transylvania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rabun Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Flat Top · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Keowee · fort · Oconee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Falls Creek Landing At Keowee · waterfall · Oconee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Little Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Oconee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Norton Falls on Lake Glenville · waterfall · Pickens · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fork Mountain Trail

Other treks near Fork Mountain Trail

• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Benton MacKaye Trail · trek · Cherokee · ~88 km · Must-see
• Arkaquah Trail · trek · Union · ~89 km · Must-see
• Duncan Ridge Trail · trek · Union · ~118 km · Must-see
• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~127 km · Must-see
• Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~20 km
• Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~96 km
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~98 km
• Appalachian Approach Trail · trek · Dawson · ~142 km
• Round Mountain Gap Trail · trek · Jackson · ~7 km

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