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Smithgall Woods State Park

Covered Bridge–Chunanee Falls Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Covered Bridge–Chunanee Falls Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Smithgall Woods State Park near Nacoochee, GA. The route reaches Covered Bridge at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 627 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,417 – 1,578 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tsalaki Trail 34.66147, -83.72249
Nearest town Nacoochee, GA
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Covered Bridge–Chunanee Falls Trail, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,417–1,578 ft

Out & Back · Smithgall Woods State Park

Trailhead: Tsalaki Trail · 34.66147, -83.72249

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Tsalaki Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Chunanee Falls Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tsalaki Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miReach Covered Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Chunanee Falls Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Tsalaki Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/covered-bridge-out-back-d516

Trail surface

89% gravel11% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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