Almost every trail in the Cohuttas is a line, not a circle. These are the six loops that link them, with mileages from the original CohuttaWildernessHiking.com. Several cross the Jacks River, so read the trail pages for crossings and check water levels before you commit.
10.5 mile loop
Tearbritches down to the Conasauga, along the river on the Conasauga River Trail, up Chestnut Lead, then FS 68 back to the Tearbritches trailhead.
The trailhead road closes in winter, about January 1 to early March.
11.6 mile loop
Iron Mountain Trail, Conasauga River Trail #61, then FS 221 and FS 16 back to the Cottonwood Patch Campground lot.
The second Conasauga ford runs waist deep at normal flow. Skip it after rain.
12.0 mile loop
From the Rice Camp trailhead, FS 51 to Horseshoe Bend Trail, down to the Jacks River Trail, along the river to the Rice Camp junction, and back up Rice Camp.
12.1 mile loop
Hickory Ridge was closed by Forest Service order with Rough Ridge. Confirm it has reopened before planning this loop.
East Cowpen to Hickory Ridge, down to the Jacks River past the falls, and out on Rice Camp.
13.0 mile loop
Hemp Top from Dally Gap, down Penitentiary Branch to the Jacks River, and upstream on the Jacks River Trail back to Dally Gap.
15.9 mile loop
Not currently walkable. Rough Ridge is closed by the Forest Service, and Hickory Ridge was closed with it.