Fort Mountain State Park
412 via Gahuti
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,784 ft · 2 hr 52 min
412 via Gahuti is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Fort Mountain State Park near Hasslers Mill, GA. It climbs 1,784 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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412 via Gahuti
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,784 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,373–2,732 ft
Out & Back · Fort Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Gahuti · 34.75936, -84.69272
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gahuti, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto 412, heading E.
- 250 ftReach 412, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Gahuti, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Gahuti Trailhead
- Gahuti Viewpoint & Goldmine Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- Gahuti Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- Gahuti 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,061 ft
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