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{{Short description|Hiking trail in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox hiking trail
| name = Jacks Knob Trail
| photo = Jacks Knob Trail, Brasstown Bald, May 2019.jpg
| caption =Jacks Knob Trail northern terminus at Brasstown Bald
| designation = [[National Recreation Trail]]
| elev_gain_and_loss = {{convert|903|ft|m|-1}} loss approximately.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1838655|title=AllTrails: Trail Guides & Maps for Hiking, Camping, and Running}}</ref>
| location = [[Chattahoochee National Forest]]
| length = Approx.&nbsp;{{convert|4.5|mi|km}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTn0AjAwgAykeaxcN4jhYG_h4eYX5hPgYwefy6w0H24dcPNgEHcDTQ9_PIz03VL8iNMMgycVQEADoWIdk!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfME80MEkxVkFCOTBFMktTNUJIMjAwMDAwMDA!/?ss=110803&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003741&navid=110000000000000&pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&recid=10542&ttype=recarea&name=Brasstown%2520Bald%2520Visitor%2520Information%2520Center&pname=Chattahoochee-Oconee%2520National%2520Forest%2520-%2520Brasstown%2520Bald%2520Visitor%2520Information%2520Center |title=Brasstown Bald Visitor Information Center |access-date=2012-12-31 |archive-date=2012-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108162246/http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTn0AjAwgAykeaxcN4jhYG_h4eYX5hPgYwefy6w0H24dcPNgEHcDTQ9_PIz03VL8iNMMgycVQEADoWIdk!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfME80MEkxVkFCOTBFMktTNUJIMjAwMDAwMDA!/?ss=110803&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003741&navid=110000000000000&pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&recid=10542&ttype=recarea&name=Brasstown%2520Bald%2520Visitor%2520Information%2520Center&pname=Chattahoochee-Oconee%2520National%2520Forest%2520-%2520Brasstown%2520Bald%2520Visitor%2520Information%2520Center |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| trailheads = [[Brasstown Bald]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]<br />[[Jacks Knob]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| use = Hiking
| highest_ft= 4557
| lowest_ft= 2972
| difficulty = Moderate to strenuous
| surface = Natural
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/19970708105238/http://www.fs.fed.us/]
}}
'''Jacks Knob Trail''' is a [[hiking]] [[trail]] that has been designated as a [[National Recreation Trail]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], US. The trail is {{convert|4.5|miles}} long and is located in the [[Chattahoochee National Forest]] in the [[Brasstown Ranger District]]. The trail is managed by the [[U.S. Forest Service]].

The trail starts at [[Brasstown Bald]] and heads in a southernly direction along the boundary between [[Union County, Georgia|Union]] and [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns]] counties. After {{convert|2.2|mi|km}} and a descent of nearly {{convert|1500|ft|m}}, it reaches Jacks Gap and crosses [[Georgia State Route 180]].  Shortly after reaching Jacks Gap, Jacks Knob Trail enters the [[Mark Trail Wilderness]]. The trails ends at an intersection with the [[Appalachian Trail]] below the peak of [[Jacks Knob]] at an elevation of about {{convert|3550|ft|m}}.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928035414/http://tutsan.forest.net/trails/FMPro?-db=nrt.fp5&-format=trail_detail.htm&-lay=allfields&-sortfield=Trail%20name&-op=eq&Trail%20state=GA&-recid=33216&-find=  Jacks Knob entry in the National Recreational Trail Database]
*[http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.82249&lon=-83.79709&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=24 TopoQuest Map showing intersection of the Jacks Knob and Appalachian Trails]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070705162619/http://www.secretfalls.com/hiking/show/40-jacks-knob-trail Jacks Knob Trail description with Google map to location]

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[[Category:Hiking trails in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Towns County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Union County, Georgia]]
[[Category:National Recreation Trails in Georgia (U.S. state)]]


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