Grassy Gap Trail
A narrow traverse across the midslope of Big Frog Mountain, over rock formations and water filled crevices.
- Distance
- 5 mi one way
- Elevation gain
- Not recorded
- Trail type
- Point to Point
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Crossings
- No crossings recorded
- Best season
- Spring through fall
Wilderness status
Inside Big Frog Wilderness
Bicycles
Bicycles are prohibited on this trail. Mechanized transport, including mountain bikes, is banned in designated wilderness under federal law by the Wilderness Act of 1964. This is enforced by the Forest Service. Do not ride here.
The trail
Grassy Gap does something none of the other trails here do: it holds a steady contour across the midslope of Big Frog Mountain instead of climbing straight at it. The tread is fairly level but narrow, and it crosses rock formations with crevices that hold water even in dry weather.
It connects to Wolf Ridge Trail, and the pair make a natural loop with the mountain's summit trails for anyone building a longer day.
Marquee feature
A narrow traverse across rock formations on the midslope of Big Frog Mountain
Getting there
Forest Service roads to the Cohutta trailheads are gravel, seasonally gated, and often without cell service. Download directions before you leave pavement.
Access roads and winter closures
Open trailhead in Google Maps
Stay near the trailheads
Sherpa Camp — a cabin at the edge of the wilderness.
The drive in from Atlanta or Chattanooga is long enough that most people are better off sleeping near the gate than starting at 4 a.m. Sherpa Camp is a small cabin on Holly Creek, on the western edge of the Cohutta Wilderness, about 25 minutes from Ellijay. It sleeps five, with a covered porch, a firepit, and a creek. Cell service ends before you get there.
See Sherpa Camp